Product & Service Announcements
NIST and NTIA Announce Plans to Establish New Center for Advanced Communications
June 14, 2013The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced plans to establish a national Center for Advanced Communications in Boulder, Colo.
Read full articleiDEN Nextel National Network on Schedule to Shut Down June 30
June 13, 2013Sprint remains on schedule to decommission the iDEN Nextel National Network beginning at 12:01 am Eastern time on June 30.
Read full articleVerizon Users in Maine Can Now Text 9-1-1
June 10, 2013Verizon Wireless is allowing customers to dash off a text to 9-1-1 when it’s not possible to call.
Read full articleCassidian Communications Awards Contract to Avtec for P25 Dispatching Console System for City of Montréal
June 10, 2013Avtec recently announced that it has been granted a contract by Cassidian Communications to supply 63 consoles that will be used to provide emergency dispatching services for the more than three million residents who live in the city of Montréal, Canada and surrounding suburbs.
Read full articleUTC Urges the FCC to Allocate Spectrum for Utilities for Small Cell Spectrum Sharing in the 3.5 GHz Band
June 10, 2013The Utilities Telecom Council urged the FCC to allocate spectrum for utilities for small cell spectrum sharing in the 3.5 GHz band (3550-3650 MHz).
Read full articleAntenna Alignment Solutions Reduce Site Re-visits and Re-climbs and Optimize Network Performance
June 10, 2013Sunsight Instruments announces that proper antenna alignment solutions can significantly reduce tower re-climbs and re-visits that cost general contractors and service providers thousands of dollars per site.
Read full articleTIA issues New Broadband Data Protocol Standards Standard
June 10, 2013Arlington, Va. – The Telecommunications Industry Association, which develops standards for the information and communications technology industry, has released a…
Read full articleWorking Smarter, Faster Than Ever Before with Simplified Integrated NG9-1-1
June 10, 2013Motorola Solutions, Inc. introduces a first-of-its-kind PremierOne NG 9-1-1 Call Control solution that will transform incident management operations for agencies of all sizes.
Read full articleZetron Successfully Completes i3 NG9-1-1 Interoperability Tests
June 10, 2013Zetron’s NENA i3 IP-based MAX Call-Taking system has tested successfully on another state-wide i3 Emergency Solutions IP Network (ESInet). This verifies the ability of the call-taking system and network to interoperate seamlessly with each other.
Read full articleEaton Introduces Next Generation Plug-and-Play Power Protection for Point-of-Sale and SOHO Equipment
June 10, 2013Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton announced the release of the new Eaton 5S battery backup in North America.
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