News PSAP survey reflects dire need for wireless 911 indoor-location accuracy 29th April 2014 Survey reveals 911 personnel support FCC’s overwhelmingly proposed indoor-location rules for emergency calls, because they are “tired of having people die on the phone, because they couldn’t find them,” according to one official associated with the survey.
Motorola Solutions: Connected firefighter shares vital information automatically 10th April 2014 Dhiren Chauhan, fire and EMS marketing manager for Motorola Solutions, explains the company’s vision for a connected firefighter who is more aware of surroundings and automatically provides valuable information to incident command.
News VIEVU announces upgrade to its VERIPATROL management software 6th March 2014 VIEVU announces a major upgrade to its VERIPATROL software system that enables video evidence to be securely stored, retrieved and managed within a variety of file-storage platforms, according to the company.
News Wireless-carrier trade associations express concern with FCC’s indoor-location proposal 27th February 2014 Commercial wireless carriers support the FCC’s focus on providing location data from 911 callers using a wireless phone inside a building, but they question whether proposed rules on the topic are technically feasible in the near term, according to representatives from key wireless-carrier trade associations.
News Newscan: Government drops plan to collect license-plate tracking information 20th February 2014 Newscan: Government drops plan to collect license-plate tracking information
News Click2Enter announces sheriff approval for use on gates in Harris County, Texas 20th February 2014 Click2Enter announces sheriff approval for use on gates in Harris County, Texas
Article Head’s up, FirstNet–Here comes wearable technology 12th February 2014 Lots of information can be exchanged between first responders and command, but it cannot disrupt execution of the core mission. Guest author Edmond Vea examines how emerging “head’s up” and wearable technologies potentially can meet these goals and serve as vital components of the FirstNet system.
News SST brings ShotSpotter gunshot-location technology indoors 30th January 2014 SST announces the development of SiteSecure, a solution that detects the location of gunshot fire and integrates with the company’s popular outdoor Shotspotter techology.
Commentary It’s been a blast 30th January 2014 After leading this publication for more than a decade, Glenn Bischoff reflects on the changes he has witnessed in the critical-communications industry as he bids farewell to IWCE’s Urgent Communications and its audience.
Video Rivada Networks’ Declan Ganley: How dynamic spectrum arbitrage can help FirstNet 22nd January 2014 Rivada Networks CEO Declan Ganley explains to UC Editor Donny Jackson the fundamentals of dynamic spectrum arbitrage, which he believes can help fund the FirstNet broadband system while delivering a more robust network to first responders when they need it.
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
Video Check out key takeaways from Disaster Management Symposium webinars, register to view archives Video: Opening of the Expo Hall on day three of IWCE 2023 Lynk CEO Charles Miller: The sky’s the limit
