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FirstNet Town Hall
August 16, 2017This update to FirstNet’s progress was a high-level summary of many other deeper-level FirstNet presentations provided throughout the conference.
Read full articleCivil Unrest in Baltimore
August 16, 2017Speaking to a standing-room only audience, Baltimore 911 Director Scott L. Brillman spoke of the challenges his center faced and lessons learned during the protests and rioting in 2015.
Read full articleWomen in Public Safety Communications
August 15, 2017This session was presented by a panel of five trailblazing women in public safety communications with a total of 126 years of experience.
Read full articleOEC: Initiatives and Their Impact on Emergency Communications
August 15, 2017The Department of Homeland Security Office of Emergency Communications has launched several initiatives to bolster interoperability in emergency communications.
Read full articleFCC Update
August 15, 2017This session provided an overview of the public safety issues presently before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Read full articleProspect of Federal Legislation for NG9-1-1
August 15, 2017NG9-1-1 is an extremely complex solution, including lots of players with differing political, technical and operational points of view. Given how complex it is, federal legislation and new funding models, including grants, will likely be required to drive it to completion.
Read full articleAPCO Releases Report on Broadband Implications for the PSAP
August 14, 2017Today, APCO International announced the completion of a seminal report entitled “Broadband Implications for the PSAP.” This report is the culmination of an exceptional, association-wide project known as Project 43. It provides a forward-looking analysis of emergency communications, as 9-1-1 centers across the nation transition from decades-old technology to the broadband era and beyond.
Read full articleAssociation of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International Taps IBM Watson Capabilities to Evaluate and Report on Emergency Calls
August 14, 2017The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that APCO International’s new guide card software called APCO IntelliComm™ will use IBM Watson Speech-to-Text and Watson Analytics to significantly enhance the scripted criteria guidance used by 9-1-1 emergency telecommunicators nationwide.
Read full articlePSAP Consolidation in 5 Months
August 14, 2017Is your PSAP facing a consolidation under a time crunch? If so, it is critical to understand the realistic opportunities and challenges you are facing and prioritize accordingly.
Read full articleText-to-9-1-1, The Past, Present and Future
August 14, 2017Text-to-9-1-1 brings with it many complex issues for which practitioners, standards bodies and private industry must all work together to craft solutions to ensure that text-to-9-1-1 provides the same level of service as voice-to-9-1-1.
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