Posts From Public Safety Communications
OEC and the New Emergency Communications Ecosystem
August 15, 2016Ronald Hewitt, Director of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), shared the agency’s strategy for navigating a new emergency communications landscape during APCO 2016 Monday afternoon.
Read full articleFirst General Business Meeting of APCO 2016
August 14, 2016The first business meeting of APCO 2016 was held Sunday afternoon at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The event offered regulatory updates, insights on APCO’s Project 43 and a speech from second vice president candidate Holly Wayt. It was ceremoniously kicked off with a unanimous vote of approval to make APCO members Charlene Fisk and Ricky Rowell Life Members of the association.
Read full articleNPSTC Provides Annual Update During APCO 2016
August 14, 2016The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC), a federation of organizations with a mission to “improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership,” provided an annual update during APCO 2016 Sunday.
Read full articleAPCO Says What Many in Public Safety Believe, Calling Story About FirstNet ‘Inaccurate’ and ‘Inflammatory’
August 12, 2016Is FirstNet obsolete before being built? APCO certainly doesn’t think so.
Read full articleSilent Key: Laura Price
August 11, 2016Stratford (CT) Police Department dispatcher Laura Price, 35, of Seymour, died in the hospital on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, following a motor vehicle accident, according to the CT Post.
Read full articleOhio Uses FirstNet Video Game to Showcase Public Safety LTE Potential
May 20, 2016RCR Wireless News Ohio’s FirstNet program has developed a first-person video game to showcase the potential of the First Responders…
Read full articleFCC Commissioner Says Time to Get Moving on 9-1-1 Grants, NG9-1-1 Program
May 20, 2016FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said it’s time to put the 9-1-1 grant funding included in the Middle Class Tax Relief…
Read full articleFirstNet and the Challenge of Ubiquitous LTE Coverage
May 13, 2016FirstNet is relying on the value of its excess capacity to attract partners that will either bolster their own networks…
Read full articleP25 CAP Advisory Panel Debates Next Steps with Vendors
May 13, 2016In its second meeting, the Project 25 (P25) Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) advisory panel members outlined next steps for the…
Read full articleFirst Responders: We Can’t Wait for FirstNet
May 13, 2016Plans for a broadband network exclusively for first responders are progressing, but not fast enough, some say. FirstNet, the public-private…
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