IP: The common thread 1st April 2004 Technology often ends up in the most unlikely places. Case in point: Isle, Minn., which recently installed Wi-Fi-enabled laptops in its fleet of two yes,
Wireless Facilities tapped for E911 upgrades 1st April 2004 San Diego-based Wireless Facilities announced that it has entered into an agreement with “one of the top six national wireless carriers” to bring as many
Report: Chicago Fire Department network still open to hackers 1st April 2004 A racial slur was broadcast over the Chicago Fire Department’s emergency communications network once again this week—the seventh such incident this month—but
Nokia to build nationwide TETRA network in Sweden 1st April 2004 Nokia announced today that it has won a contract to build what it says will be the world’s largest shared TETRA (terrestrial trunked radio) public-safety
Small-town police force thinks big 1st April 2004 Cops in tiny Minnesota village use wireless broadband to flush out drug traffickers
News briefs 1st April 2004 Judge dismisses 9/11 suit against NYC/Motorola A U.S. district court judge dismissed the $5 billion lawsuit against New York City and Motorola filed by
Dataradio offers leasing option 31st March 2004 Dataradio announced during IWCE 2004 that it has partnered with First Capital Equipment Leasing Corp. to offer customers a leasing option for its mobile
Panel: 4.9 GHz band promising, challenging 30th March 2004 Proper engineering standards and area coordination are needed to make 4.9 GHz spectrum dedicated to public safety beneficial to first responders wanting
DOT expected to formalize stricter fleet monitoring rules 30th March 2004 The U.S. Department of Transportation is expected to impose stricter requirements this fall concerning how transportation fleets and public utilities
Increased Prospects, Tougher Choices 29th March 2004 Our coverage on interoperable communications from the International Wireless Communications Expo continues this week with a report by Mobile Radio Technology Senior Writer Donny Jackson on a Public Safety and First Responders Roundtable session at IWCE.
Updated: How ‘sidelink’ peer-to-peer communications can enhance public-safety operations 1 27th February 2023