Product & Service Announcements
APCO Applauds FCC Action to Increase Reliability of the Nation’s 9-1-1 Call Centers
December 12, 2013The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an Order that builds upon lessons learned from recent 9-1-1 service outages and puts appropriate new mechanisms in place to improve the reliability and resiliency of 9-1-1 networks nationwide.
Read full articleCassidian Successfully Performs Four Long Term Evolution (LTE) Trials for International Public Safety Organizations
December 10, 2013A smooth migration of existing PMR networks, leveraging existing sites and customer investments, is becoming possible.
Read full articleNowForce Now Part of iCERT
December 9, 2013The Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT) announced that NowForce has become the Industry Council’s newest member.
Read full articleTIA Urges Senate Communications Subcommittee to Support Broadband Adoption
December 9, 2013The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) sent a letter urging the Senate Communications Subcommittee to take further actions to support broadband adoption.
Read full articleCassidian Communications Announces Successful NG9-1-1 Implementation in San Bernardino County, Calif.
December 3, 2013Cassidian Communications’ VESTA®/Sentinel® 4 NG9-1-1 call taking system enables interoperability and operational efficiency for San Bernardino County PSAPs.
Read full articleMutualink Introduces Five New Products That Bring Emergency Communications to the ‘Edge’ With Desktop and Mobile Apps
December 2, 2013Mutualink, Inc. announced the commercial availability of five new products that provide a significant expansion of its multimedia communication resource-sharing capabilities that places the power of Mutualink’s interoperable collaboration suite where the users are: in the office, on the road and in the field.
Read full articleLexisNexis Launches New Social Media Investigative Solution for Law Enforcement
December 2, 2013exisNexis Risk Solutions announced it has expanded its capabilities to assist law enforcement officials with investigations and critical incidents such as gang violence, drug dealing, crimes against children and human trafficking through the use of social media.
Read full articleShare the Benefits of NG9-1-1 with New Video from the National 9-1-1 Program
November 26, 2013In order to help educate the public, the National 9-1-1 Program has released a short video that explains the benefits of NG9-1-1 and is targeted to a general audience.
Read full articleCommunications and Technology Subcommittee Continues Oversight of FirstNet
November 25, 2013The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), continued its oversight of the development and build out of FirstNet and other emergency communications networks.
Read full articleCassidian Communications’ Emergency Call Taking System Supports Four-Agency Consolidation in Leon County, Florida
November 25, 2013Cassidian Communications announced the successful implementation of its next generation emergency call taking system, VESTA/Sentinel 4, in Leon County, Fla.
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