Liberty buys out high-speed, secure satellite system 23rd January 2003 A unit of Liberty Media Corp. said Thursday it would buy out a satellite system from its partners for about $46 million and invest more money in the business
EFJOHNSON receives order from Treasury 23rd January 2003 EFJ, Inc. announced Tuesday that its EFJohnson subsidiary has received a $970,000 order from the Department of the Treasury for SMARTNET, SmartZone and
Senate confirms Ridge 94-0 22nd January 2003 The United States Senate voted 94-0 Wednesday to appoint Tom Ridge as homeland security chief. Ridge, the former Pennsylvania governor and the president’s
Akron’s Motorola Customer Service Request System Up and Running 13th January 2003 Motorola announced Monday that several city departments of Akron, Ohio, are now using Motorola’s Customer Service Request (CSR) system that automates
Alabama justice system taps Motorola 3rd January 2003 Motorola officials have announced that the company will provide the Southwest Alabama Integrated Criminal Justice System with 10 LiveScan Station 3000s.
Briefs 1st November 2002 The Anoka County Union, Anoka, Minn., reported that the Anoka County Board approved a $10.5 million bond issue to upgrade the county’s public safety communications
Weapons of mass destruction: 1st November 2002 The risk of technology accidents, such as fuel spills and toxic gas leaks, has been with us for some time. As industrial technology advances, materials
California throws support to ‘Consensus Plan’ provided someone throws money 31st October 2002 Highlight: ‘The reimbursement costs cannot be bounded by an artificial amount such as the $500 million offered by Nextel.’ — state of California The state
‘Consensus Parties’ to give FCC 800 MHz rebanding details soon 30th October 2002 Highlight: FCC filing to detail funding and to address border regions, timing and logistics, and post-retuning rights and responsibilities Sixteen signatories
Cobb County, Ga., reports public safety radio interference 14th October 2002 Cobb County, Ga., has reported interference to its 800 MHz trunked, simulcast radio system. Tracy Roberts, the radio system manager for the county, said
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 3 24th March 2024
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