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Verizon, AT&T Say Cell Network Back up After Sandy
November 15, 2012Verizon and AT&T said Thursday that their wireless networks are fully back up after Superstorm Sandy blew into the New York and New Jersey on Oct. 29.
Read full articleMan Accused of Misusing 9-1-1 to Expedite Deputy Response
November 15, 2012A Golden Gate man is accused of misusing the 911 system after reporting a false battery in an attempt to get Collier County sheriff’s deputies to respond faster to an earlier call he placed, according to an arrest report.
Read full articleAlert Systems Require Sign-Ups
November 15, 2012County and city governments in the Dayton region are spending money on emergency notification systems for residents, but the growing prevalence of wireless-only users is making some citizens responsible for registering to receive these alerts.
Read full articleMinot Board Learns Dispatch Plan May Be up in Air
November 15, 2012MINOT — Selectmen learned Tuesday that the agreement for the county to assess the town $11,731 to provide emergency dispatch services through the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office may be in jeopardy.
Read full articleIncreasingly Complex Homeland Security Issues Require Apolitical Approach by National Leaders
November 15, 2012LEXINGTON, Ky., November 13, 2013 – The National Homeland Security Consortium (NHSC) is calling on leaders at all levels of government and the private sector to come together to address the increasingly complex and interdependent issues facing the nation. “With the 2012 elections behind us, now is the time for apolitical, non-partisan collaboration to advance national safety and security goals,” said John Madden, director, Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Madden is one of the tri-chairs for the NHSC, a voluntary group of 22 national associations formed in 2002 in an effort to collaboratively address homeland security issues.
Read full articleThe City of Macon, Georgia, Awards Harris Corporation $7 Million Contract for Public Safety Communications System
November 15, 2012Highlights: Solution will support Macon’s police and fire departments and the Bibb County sheriff’s office. System capable of integrating new…
Read full articleAvtec’s Scout with Frontier Software Wins 2012 Hot Products Award from Public Safety Communications (PSC), the Official Magazine of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO)
November 14, 2012Lexington, S.C. (Nov. 1, 2012) Avtec Inc., a leading provider of true Internet Protocol (IP) console systems, announced today…
Read full articleEastern OptX Announces Series 7000 Multi-Radio Channel Replicator
November 14, 2012MOORESTOWN, N.J. — November 12, 2012 — Eastern OptX, specialists in fiber optic delay lines for RF and microwave test…
Read full articleAeroflex Introduces the Industry’s Most Realistic Traffic Scenarios for Testing LTE Services
November 14, 2012STEVENAGE, UK — November 9, 2012 –– Aeroflex Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp. (NYSE:ARX), announced today…
Read full articleGeographic Technologies Group (GTG) Was Selected for Multiple Software Contracts and Services
November 14, 2012GOLDSBORO, N.C. – Geographic Technologies Group® (GTG®) was selected for multiple software contracts and services including: Whiteside County, IL –…
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