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Marion County, Tenn., to Build New 9-1-1 Center
March 10, 2011Jasper, Tenn. — When the Marion County Sheriff’s Office took over the dispatching duties for all the municipalities in the county, officials said they knew they eventually would have to expand the existing 911 facilities.
Read full articleAccidental 9-1-1 Calls Cost Big Bucks & Run Police Ragged
March 10, 2011Ramsey County, Minn. — If you accidentally call 911, stay on the line and talk to the operator, or else a squad car will pull up at your home. They’re mostly embarrassing mistakes that only take a split second, but end up eating precious time and costing police departments thousands of dollars every year: The 911 hangup calls.
Read full articleCommentary: OWIN Lessons Applied to the Columbia River Crossing
March 10, 2011Portland, Ore. — When the Oregon Wireless Interoperability Network project was unveiled, approximately $600 million worth of needed wireless communications infrastructure improvements were identified. The recession forced a compromise, and the project will now meet the Federal Communications Commission minimum requirements for approximately 20 percent of that price.
Read full articleCorrecting ‘Wrong Addresses’
March 10, 2011Chapel Hill, N.C. — An Orange County government project that was started in 1987, but stalled in 1991, is being brought back to life, and it’s likely there will be plenty of people who aren’t going to be too happy about it. Orange County is working on an ordinance that will require residents who have the “wrong addresses” to correct them.
Read full articleRaytheon Selects Downey, Calif., for Its Public Safety Regional Technology Center
March 7, 2011Los Angeles — Raytheon Company has selected Downey, Calif., as the location for its new Public Safety Regional Technology Center. The company is planning to open the facility in the next three months.
Read full articleBreakthrough Portable Charging Case makes Command Posts and Emergency Operations More Organized and Efficient
March 7, 2011Framingham, Ma. — Global Technology Systems Inc. (GTS), the manufacturer of Honeywell Batteries, has announced that it will make its first public showing of the newly designed Emergency Operations Charging Case (EOCC).
Read full articleTeleCommunication Systems Selected by State of Tennessee for Next Generation 9-1-1 Services
March 7, 2011Annapolis, Md. — TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the state of Tennessee to provide NG9-1-1 management and integration services. TCS is the first company in the nation to build a NG9-1-1 solution using a state’s existing IP network and to implement a flexible architecture that allows seamless interoperability with other vendors’ products and services.
Read full articleAeroflex Announces New Application for DMR Radio Protocol Testing for the 3920 Analog and Digital Radio Test Set
March 7, 2011Las Vegas — Aeroflex Incorporated announced today the availability of a new PC-based application for sending and receiving Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) radio data, using the 3920 as the generator and receiver.
Read full articleHarris Corp. Awarded $15 Million Contract to Modernize Dane County, Wis., Public Safety Communication System
March 7, 2011Boston — Harris Corporation has signed a $15 million contract with Dane County, Wis., to upgrade the county’s public safety communications system with a Harris P25IP solution. The standards-based, digital system will improve interoperable communications, increase system capacity and enhance network reliability for the public safety users throughout Dane County.
Read full articleHarris Awarded $289 Million (CAD) Contract by the Government of Alberta, Canada, for the Alberta First Responders Radio Communications System
March 4, 2011Edmonton, AB, Canada — Harris Canada Systems Inc. has been awarded a $289 million (CAD) contract by the Government of Alberta, Canada to design and build the Alberta First Responders Radio Communications System (AFRRCS), which will provide public safety communications within the Province’s 256,000 square-mile area.
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