Wireless Networks

Virtual private network deployed by Louisiana police force

St. James Parish in Louisiana has deployed NetMotion’s Mobile virtual private network solution in police officers’ patrol vehicles to enable multiple network connections across wired, wireless, Wi-Fi and a remote data connection via satellite. As part …

Cisco targets government market

Cisco Systems this week announced its Cisco Mobile Government solution, which is designed to give public-safety and government workers mobile access to high-speed applications via wireless connections in licensed and unlicensed bands

Magnolia Broadband prepares for large UK test

Magnolia Broadband’s DiversityPlus solution will be tested late this month or early in November by five of Europe’s largest carriers to determine if the technology can deliver promised gains in data rates, battery life and coverage on UMTS networks, Magnolia Broadband CEO Osmo Hautanen said

ShotSpotter partners with Tropos Networks

ShotSpotter announced yesterday that its Gunshot Location System (GLS) would be integrated with Tropos Networks’ Metro-Scale Wi-Fi Mesh solutions so municipalities can deploy a Wi-Fi mesh network that can simultaneously support the transmission of gunfire data to public-safety officials

Anchorage upgrades first responder network

Harris Stratex Networks this week announced a deal with the city of Anchorage and Municipal Light and Power (ML&P) to upgrade microwave links in the Anchorage Wide Area Radio Network (AWARN) used by local fire, police and emergency services personnel

Anchorage invests in radios for wide area network

Wireless transmission solution provider Harris Stratex Networks will provide the city of Anchorage and Municipal Light and Power with its TRuepoint and Constellation radios to upgrade the Anchorage Wide Area Radio Network, which is used for fire, …

Meru announced Wi-Fi certification

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Meru Networks’ AP300 dual-radio 802.11n access point (AP) and Meru controller have been Wi-Fi certified by the WiFi Alliance for 802.11n draft 2.0. In other news, the company also has verified interoperability with 802.11n draft …

DHS launches radio-over-wireless-broadband pilot

A pilot designed to test ability to integrate new broadband technologies with existing public-safety two-way radio systems could provide information that could be helpful in the buildout of a proposed nationwide broadband wireless network in the 700 MHz band, a government official told MRT

Terocelo: SDR chips will be ready for handsets next year

CMOS transceiver chips using Terocelo’s patented True Software Radio technology will be available in about a year

Connecticut buys $1 million in equipment

Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced that the state is buying $1 million worth of new communications equipment

Virtual private network deployed by Louisiana police force

Cisco targets government market

Magnolia Broadband prepares for large UK test

ShotSpotter partners with Tropos Networks

Anchorage upgrades first responder network

Anchorage invests in radios for wide area network

Meru announced Wi-Fi certification

DHS launches radio-over-wireless-broadband pilot

Terocelo: SDR chips will be ready for handsets next year

Connecticut buys $1 million in equipment

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