News Text-to-911 service will start only when PSAPs are ready, FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel says 7th August 2014 FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel says PSAPs will be “in control” of text-to-911 deployment schedules during her speech at APCO 2014, which was delivered just two days before the FCC is scheduled to vote on the text-to-911 issue.
FreeWave: Ashish Sharma talks about the future of machine-to-machine communications 16th July 2014 FreeWave’s Ashish Sharma talks about the future of machine-to-machine communications.
Commentary Policymakers must ensure that the privacy pendulum does not swing so far that public safety is compromised 3rd July 2014 Today’s technological advances support unprecedented surveillance capabilities. No one wants an Orwellian 1984 society, but we all want government officials to have the tools necessary to keep them safe. Unfortunately, it’s not always clear where to draw the legal lines.
Video Drakontas: CTO Alan Kaplan demonstrates mobile-collaboration capability 27th June 2014 Alan Kaplan, chief technology officer for Drakontas, highlights the whiteboarding and dead-reckoning-location features of the company’s DragonForce mobile-collaboration solution that can be integrated into Motorola Solutions’ Intelligent Data Portal (IDP) platform.
Commentary Could T-shirts, sports bras, socks help generate future revenue for radio dealers? 25th June 2014 Undergarments are probably among the last products that radio dealers traditionally would consider selling, but smart clothing that delivers sensor data regarding biometrics such as heart activity and impact information promise to be part of lucrative solutions that can be leveraged in a variety of enterprise scenarios.
Video AccuWeather: Jim Raymer demonstrates how first responders can access, use company’s information 24th June 2014 Jim Raymer, director of strategic alliances for AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions, demonstrates how the company’s weather-information services can be used by first responders during an incident.
Video Eagle View Pictometry: Scott Sherwood details capabilities for outdoor and indoor mapping 18th June 2014 Scott Sherwood, Eagle View Pictometry’s vice president of sales enablement/product manager, outlines the company’s traditional oblique aerial outdoor photography offering, as well as a new solution that enables efficient photography of layout inside of buildings that could be especially helpful to first responders.
Video Blueforce Development: CEO Mike Helfrich showcases personnel-tracking, sensor-monitoring capabilities 18th June 2014 Blueforce Development CEO Mike Helfrich demonstrates how his company’s solution accesses data from sensors and personnel skill-set information, all of which can be integrated into the Motorola Solutions Intelligent Data Portal.
News Addressing address data that works for you 13th June 2014 Address standards help GIS professionals more efficiently aid emergency responders in their search for people who need help.
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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