Video Scott Edson, Bob Escalle, Flo Mayr demonstrate communications solution designed to save $7,000 per vehicle 12th March 2019 Mark43 Co-Founder Florian “Flo” Mayr (left), LA-RICS Executive Director Scott Edson (center) and Bob Escalle, Sonim Technologies’ vice president of public-safety market segment, demonstrate an affordable and flexible approach to in-car communications that is designed to replace mobile data computers (MDC)/mobile data terminal (MDT) technology. By leveraging the broadband connectivity and computing power of […]
News 911 data is critical, but ‘information fire hose’ a concern for dispatchers, speaker says 9th March 2019 LAS VEGAS—Larry Hicks, president of engineering at InterTalk Critical Information Systems, used his keynote speech at IWCE 2019 to discuss the overwhelming amount of data that flows through our lives, and how this data needs to be focused before it can be useful to public safety. “Dispatch is more than just taking calls and coordinating […]
Video JVCKENWOOD USA: Larry Emmett demonstrates indoor-location solution 7th March 2019 Larry Emmett, business solutions manager for JVCKENWOOD USA, highlights the functionality of the company’s in-building solution that leverages Bluetooth Low Energy sensors. IWCE 2019 attendees can get more information by visiting JVCKENWOOD at Booth #1925.
Video Polaris Wireless, Orion Labs: Companies team to develop location-services solution 7th March 2019 Scot Gordon of Polaris Wireless and Greg Albrecht of Orion Labs demonstrate how the integration of the two company’s flagship products can be used to deliver accurate XY- and Z-axis location of a wireless device–even inside a large hotel–and depict it on a 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional map. IWCE attendees can get more information about […]
News Motorola Solutions, Sierra Wireless team to deliver integrated in-vehicle LTE broadband solutions 4th March 2019 Motorola Solutions and Sierra Wireless today announced that the companies plan to develop integrated solutions that utilized in-vehicle routers from Sierra Wireless to provide the LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity that first responders need to support bandwidth-intensive applications like securely sharing pictures and real-time video. At the heart of the integration efforts today are the AirLink […]
News Mark43 partners with Carbyne to bring cloud-based call-handling, dispatching package to 911 sector 26th February 2019 Cloud-based computer-aided-dispatch (CAD) vendor Mark43 today announced a partnership with Carbyne—a cloud-based, call-handling platform provider—to integrate their solutions into what the companies describe as the “first entirely cloud-based incident-response system in the U.S.” Officials for both companies cited the complementary nature of the partnership, noting that both Mark43 and Carbyne share a vision that public-safety […]
Audio IWCE: Ken Rehbehn outlines highlights of Mission Critical Technologies (MCT) zone 21st February 2019 Ken Rehbehn of CritComm Insights talks about the Mission Critical Technologies (MCT) zone, where vendors with emerging-technology solutions will showcase their offerings on March 6-7. In addition, the MCT area will feature a Rehbehn-directed content program that will include presentations about topics such as drones, smart cities, private LTE, digital-evidence management, artificial intelligence and […]
Audio InterTalk: Chris Oldham previews cloud-based dispatch system, IWCE demo 21st February 2019 InterTalk President Chris Oldham outlines the console-system company’s plans to launch a cloud-based dispatch solution called Enlite to leverage new data streams to improve response times and situational awareness when incidents occur. Attendees at the IWCE 2019 event in Las Vegas can see a demonstration of Enlite on March 6-7 in Booth 1561.
News No clear plans for federal NG911 legislation, but funding hope remains, NENA chief says 19th February 2019 Hope for legislation that would allocate billions in federal funding to help pay for 911 call centers’ transition to IP-based, next-generation 911 (NG911) technology remains, although no NG911 bills currently are on the verge of being introduced, according to National Emergency Number Associations (NENA) CEO Brian Fontes. “I think there’s interest and support to improve […]
News AT&T officials outline current IoT capabilities over FirstNet, future considerations for LTE-M 15th February 2019 FirstNet currently does not support the use of low-power, wide-area (LPWA) protocols like LTE-M, but the nationwide public-safety broadband network can be leveraged for low-bandwidth Internet of Things (IoT) use cases with quality of service, priority and preemption (QPP) on LTE, according to AT&T officials. David Allen, director of IoT advanced product development for AT&T—the […]
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