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Official: Cellphone Service Shut Down in Boston
April 15, 2013EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A law enforcement official says cellphone service has been shut down in the…
Read full articleNPSTC Releases Brief on the Importance of Public Safety Voice Communications Requirements
April 15, 2013The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (“NPSTC”) has released a brief explaining why public safety cannot use cell phones and…
Read full articleEsri and Geofeedia Expand Social Media with Location Analytics
April 15, 2013Esri and Geofeedia announced plans to extend the ArcGIS platform with Geofeedia’s innovative social media tools.
Read full articleGoogle and Carlson Bring TV White Space Internet to South African Schools
April 15, 2013Carlson Wireless announces the launch of the first TV White Space (TVWS) trial in South Africa
Read full articleGTG Continues Its Successful Student Interns Initiative
April 15, 2013Geographic Technologies Group continues to implement an innovative program to engage students from a broad spectrum of disciplines and backgrounds as interns.
Read full article16 Agencies Purchase Spillman, 91 Expand Systems in Q4
April 15, 2013Sixteen public safety agencies purchased software from Spillman Technologies for the first time during the fourth quarter of 2012.
Read full articleAlcatel-Lucent Completes Key Interoperability Testing of 4G LTE Wireless Communications for U.S. Public Safety Applications
April 15, 2013Full multi-vendor interoperability and performance demonstrated through completion of Phase 3, Part 1 test in preparation for use with future national FirstNet network in the United States.
Read full articleHarris Corp. Expands Tablet Capabilities for First Responders
April 15, 2013First responders and mission-critical radio users now have a reliable, robust tablet that operates on both the dedicated public safety Long-term Evolution (LTE) and North American LTE carrier networks.
Read full articleAnderson County, S.C., Commissions Deployable Emergency Dispatch Vehicle with IP Dispatch Donation from Avtec
April 15, 2013Anderson renovated the donated FAA Flight Service Center building using county employee labor and funded it via savings from open-standards based equipment such as Avtec’s ScoutT IP console system.
Read full articleExplaining How & When to Dial 9-1-1 if Trouble Occurs
April 12, 2013You know how to dial 9-1-1 for help, but there still are lessons to learn during National 9-1-1 Education Month.
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