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Tusa Public Safety Radio Consultant Earns Project Management Professional Certification
April 28, 2016C. Allen Cutts, senior technical advisor with Tusa Consulting Services, recently earned his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. The globally recognized designation is the highest degree for project managers in the industry.
Read full articleLand Mobile Communications Council Elects Board of Directors for 2016-2017
April 14, 2016The membership of the Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC) elected its board of directors during its annual meeting on April 12, 2016, in the District of Columbia.
Read full articleNational Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is April 10-16
April 10, 2016In recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW), April 10 – 16, 2016, this week communities and 9-1-1 centers will honor those who help save lives in times of personal or national crisis.
Read full articleCyber Threats to PSAP Increase as IP and Broadband Public Safety Networks Loom
March 17, 2016While IP-based public safety networks, such as FirstNet and NG9-1-1, promise to deliver mountains of data to aid responders in faster, more efficient responses, they also introduce large threats never before seen in the PSAP environment.
Read full articleAPCO Applauds AT&T’s New Service That Supports NG9-1-1
February 29, 2016AT&T announced a new nationwide service designed to accelerate the adoption of Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1). According to the announcement, AT&T ESInet will be deployed in collaboration with West Corporation (formerly Intrado) to enable IP-based communications that allow 9-1-1 public safety answering points (PSAPs) to route more detailed information more quickly and receive data such as pictures and video.
Read full articleAutomated Secure Alarm Protocol Program Continues to Expand
February 10, 2016New PSAPs, Alarm Central Stations and the State of Florida have recently joined ASAP program. This direct, computer-to-computer interface dramatically reduces alarm response times and human error by removing the requirement for a voice call between the alarm monitoring company and the 9-1-1 center.
Read full articleMobile Roaming Revenues to Fall by 28% in Europe as New EU Regulations Impact in 2017
December 17, 2015Operator-billed mobile roaming revenues are expected to experience a marked decline in 2017 as new EU regulations come into force, according to a new study from Juniper Research.
Read full articleA Conversation with Henning Schulzrinne
September 18, 2015Columbia University Professor Henning Schulzrinne, former Chief Technologist at the Federal Communications Commission, recently sat down with Richard Bennett to discuss technology and the evolution of networking, especially as it pertains to next generation 9-1-1. (High Tech Forum)
Read full articleThe Road to Next Generation 9-1-1
September 18, 2015To fund 911 updates, governments should evaluate their current 911 surcharge assessed on telecommunications devices. (Emergency Management.com)
Read full articleADT is Live with ASAP
September 16, 2015ADT Security Services, ranked as the largest central station in the nation, went live with ASAP® in the city of Richmond, VA on August 25.
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