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APCO Applauds FCC Exploration of Contraband Cell Phones in Prisons
September 30, 2010“As consideration is given to provisions for radio frequency jamming equipment to be deployed in correctional facilities in the United States, [APCO] strongly urge[s] Congress and the FCC to require that vendors of such devices demonstrate that use of such equipment will have no harmful impact on public safety radio systems.”
Read full articleFederal Grant to Aid LA’s First-Responders
September 28, 2010Boosting efforts to improve communication among first-responders during fires, earthquakes and other disasters, Los Angeles area officials announced Monday the receipt of a $155 million federal grant to develop a regional radio system.
Read full articleAPCO Applauds FCC Wireless Accuracy Action
September 28, 2010Alexandria, Va. — The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) international today commended the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for their new location accuracy rules for enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) announced last week. Specifically, the FCC’s decision requires wireless carriers to comply with location accuracy rules at the county level.
Read full articleAnritsu Co. Introduces First Handheld Vector Network & Spectrum Analyzer with Frequency Coverage to 20 GHz
September 28, 2010Morgan Hill, Calif. — Anritsu Company introduces the MS202xC/MS203xC VNA Master series of handheld vector network analyzers (VNAs) that provide…
Read full articleNew World Systems’ Solutions Help the Northeast South Dakota Rural Information Exchange Model (RIEM) Combat Crime & Drugs
September 27, 2010Troy, Mich. — For the very first time, rural law enforcement agencies in five counties of northeast South Dakota are…
Read full articleSenate Committee Hears Public Safety Concerns
September 24, 2010“You have the ability to give rural and urban America the capability to allow public safety to do a better job,” said Jackson County (W.Va.) EMS Director Stephen E. McClure to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee during a hearing on Senate Bill 3756. “[The bill] will allow an unprecedented move to develop a public safety communications network. We will be able to do things we are not able to do in today’s system.”
Read full articlePanasonic Introduces Newest Member of Toughbook U1 Family
September 23, 2010Panasonic Solutions Company, provider of collaboration, information-sharing and decision-support solutions for government and commercial enterprises, today announced the newest member of its Toughbook® U1 ultra-mobile PC product family, the Toughbook U1 Ultra.
Read full articleTwo Dispatchers & Cop Fired for Fake Crime Scene
September 22, 2010A Florida police officer and two dispatchers have been fired for faking a report of a possible crime. The plot was concocted in order to reunite the officer with his estranged ex-girlfriend, who is also an officer with the department.
Read full articleUniversity of Delaware Partners with Motorola Solutions to Enhance Campus Safety
September 22, 2010Schaumburg, Ill. — The Motorola Solutions business of Motorola Inc. today announced a partnership with the University of Delaware (UD)…
Read full articleGetac Increases Performance on B300 Rugged Notebook
September 21, 2010Irvine, Calif. — Getac Inc., a leading innovator and manufacturer of rugged computers that meet the demands of field-based applications, announced…
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