Are we there yet? 1st August 2009 Public-safety communications infrastructure has improved greatly since 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. But questions persist as to whether the policies and plans currently in place are adequate for another event of that magnitude.
Fortress Technologies’ wireless bridge used at JRTC 30th July 2009 Fortress Technologies announced that its secure wireless bridges are a core component of an operationally validated solution tested during a Joint Readiness Training Center mission-readiness exercise.
Courts approve LM Ericsson’s bid to buy Nortel Networks 30th July 2009 U.S. and Canadian courts have approved Swedish wireless company LM Ericsson’s $1.13 billion bid to buy next-generation wireless technology and other assets from insolvent telecom-equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp.
Augusta Systems enhances surveillance efforts 29th July 2009 Allegheny County, Pa., is using software to converge view of area video-surveillance cameras and leverage for its 911 operations.
PlantCML unveils call-taker mapping application 29th July 2009 PlantCML released the ORION Vela 2.0, a mapping solution that lets call-takers determine wire-line and wireless call locations for dispatching first responders
TerreStar successfully tests dual-mode smartphone over satellite network 27th July 2009 Satellite communications provider TerreStar successfully has placed a VoIP-based call from one dual-mode smartphone handset to a second smartphone over its satellite network
PSST endorses LTE for 700 MHz network 27th July 2009 The Public Safety Spectrum Trust endorsed Long Term Evolution as the preferred technology for a proposed nationwide wireless broadband network.
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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