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Las Vegas Inks Contract with Motorola Solutions for Long-Anticipated Interoperable Police Communications Network
September 16, 2013Motorola Solutions, Inc. and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced a $26 million contract for the implementation of an ASTRO 25 mission-critical Phase 2 700 MHz digital radio system that will expand P25 interoperability throughout Clark County and Southern Nevada.
Read full articleCassidian Introduces New 800 Mhz Variation of Its Light and Slim TETRA Radio Model, TH1n
September 16, 2013At the CCW in Paris, Cassidian has launched an 800 MHz version of its slimline TETRA radio, TH1n, the first in a completely new class of pocket-sized TETRA radios.
Read full articleFCC’s Clyburn Comments on Lifeline Awareness Week
September 13, 2013It is Lifeline Awareness Week 2013, and acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn spoke about the Lifeline program at the New America Foundation on Thursday in Washington, D.C.
Read full articleNTIA Awards More SLIGP Grants to Assist FirstNet Planning
September 12, 2013The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) this week awarded grants under the State and Local Implementation Grant Program (SLIGP) to help in planning for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).
Read full articlePrivacy Concerns Lead to Database Review in Ohio
September 12, 2013The state’s new facial-recognition system controversy has led Attorney General Mike DeWine to request a security and protocol review of the entire system that allows law-enforcement agencies to share information.
Read full articleUtah County Looking to Unify 9-1-1 Response System
September 11, 2013Salt Lake County is willing to put up the money to get valley emergency responders on the same 9-1-1 system, saving time and potentially lives.
Read full articleLegal Dispute over Public Access to 9-1-1 Calls Reaches Maine’s Highest Court
September 11, 2013Attorneys on opposite sides of a legal dispute over public access to 9-1-1 call transcripts suggested Monday that dangerous precedents could be set if their sides did not prevail.
Read full articleSepura delivers TETRA system to Toronto Transit Commission
September 11, 2013Sepura announces that it has delivered a TETRA trunked radio system to Toronto Transit Commission (“TTC”). The system was successfully deployed in time to support the planned 2 day shutdown of one of TTC’s main lines on the 10th and 11th of August 2013.
Read full articleBlogger Calls 9-1-1 over Phone Use at Toronto Film Screening
September 10, 2013A movie blogger irate about cellphone usage during a Toronto International Film Festival screening called 9-1-1 to report the offense.
Read full articlePalmer Joins KMB Design Group as Regional VP, Telecom
September 9, 2013KMB Design Group LLC announced that Neil Palmer has been named regional vice president, telecom, and will head the firm’s newly established branch office in Dallas, TX.
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