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Pepro LLC Introduce the Micro Radio Site Providing 27 Rack Units in an ATV-Towable, Lightning-Safe Enclosure
March 4, 2011Oil City, Penn. — Pepro LLC today announced it will make the first public display of its new Micro Radio Site at the International Wireless Communications Expo on March 9. The Micro Radio Site’s sturdy welded aluminum uni-body design can be configured for any situation that calls for deployment in locations that are remote, hidden or restricted by zoning laws.
Read full articleRegister Online to Attend APCO Global Congress in Dubai
March 4, 2011Online registration is now available for the APCO Global Congress in Dubai, UAE. At this new event, public safety and security practitioners in the Middle East will experience the latest in public safety communications technology this June.
Read full articleDispatchers for Two Cities Close to Uniting in Portland
March 4, 2011Portland, Maine — South Portland and Portland will consolidate all of their emergency communications in a few months, so that incoming calls and outgoing directions to police, fire and medical teams will be handled in one location.
Read full articleNew 800 MHz Band Plan for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
March 4, 2011This document summarizes the Fourth Report and Order, which establishes a new 800 MHz band plan for the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). This action is necessary to meet the Commission’s goals to improve public safety communications in the 800 MHz band. The effect of this order ensures an orderly and efficient transition to the new 800 MHz band plan in the USVI.
Read full articleMaumelle Police Department to Enhance Records Management and Communications with TriTech Software System’s Imc CAD, RMS, Mobile, Administrative and Bar Coding Applications
March 3, 2011Maumelle, Ark — The Police Department of the City of Maumelle, located in Central Arkansas and a neighboring town to Little Rock, is anticipating huge improvements in the administrative and operational workflow with the implementation of their new TriTech Software System’s Imc Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Records Management System (RMS), Mobile, Administrative and Bar Coding applications.
Read full articleHarris & Nokia Siemens Demos First Push-to-Talk Voice Communication over LTE
March 3, 2011DFW International Airport, Texas — Harris Corporation recently announced that working with Nokia Siemens Networks, it conducted the wireless industry’s first demonstration of push-to-talk communication over a Long Term Evolution (LTE) broadband network and a P25 network via Harris VIDA technology.
Read full articleBleak Grant Outlook for 2011
March 3, 2011Politicians tell us that the recession has ended. If you asked a person standing in an unemployment line in New York, Philadelphia, Denver or Los Angeles if they agree with that assessment, they would probably say no. If you look at many state and local budgets, prosperity is hard to find. More and more, states are withholding funds that used to be passed on to municipalities to help with their projects.
Read full articleEllen Pittman
March 3, 2011There’s no doubt Ellen Pittman, an assistant supervisor for the Department of Public Safety Communications in Fairfax County, Va., is a go-getter. This military veteran has quickly moved up the department’s ranks to serve as a manager, as well as a training instructor, while maintaining a positive attitude.
Read full articleTiburon Offers Free Technology Seminar Roadshows & Webinars to Prepare Agencies for Hosted Cloud Delivery & Next Gen 9-1-1
March 3, 2011Pleasanton, Calif. – With a continued dedication to providing public safety agencies the most dependable, state-of-the-art public safety technology, Tiburon Inc. is hosting free technology seminar roadshows and webinars to showcase the hosted (cloud computing) and Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) capabilities and features of DispatchNow, the industry’s most advanced, cost‐effective public safety platform for dispatch and mobile communications.
Read full articleDesign Alliance & Architects Design Group Selected for City of Johnston Public Safety Facility Needs Assessment and Conceptual Design
March 3, 2011Johnston, Iowa — Design Alliance and Architects Design Group were recently selected for programming the new City of Johnston Public Safety Facility. ADG’s responsibilities will include development of a spatial needs assessment, master planning, and conceptual design, with Design Alliance supporting those tasks as well as overseeing site evaluation and cost estimating.
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