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Ceragon Selected by GovNET to Boost Public Safety and Government Services in Arizona with Super High-Capacity, High-Availability Wireless Network
February 11, 2015GovNET invests $4.6 million on scalable, wireless products to carry a wide variety of affordable communications across the state.
Read full articleE9-1-1 Special Meeting to Reassess Radio Contract in Knox County, Tenn.
February 6, 2015Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett has requested a special meeting of the county’s E9-1-1 board instead of a workshop later this month so members can vote sooner on a radio system contract.
Read full articleFederal Engineering Selected by Minnesota Department of Public Safety for ARMER and 9-1-1 Funding Study
February 3, 2015FE will perform an assessment of current and future 9-1-1 revenue streams and revenue bonds, as well as explore possible funding alternatives.
Read full articleNon-US Satellites Prohibited for Emergency 9-1-1 Calls
January 29, 2015Emergency call location improvements will not be aided by non-US satellite system.
Read full article9-1-1 Dispatchers Go Up in the Mountains for a Lesson on Backcounty Rescues
November 24, 2014While dispatchers transmit orders and information to direct backcountry rescue personnel on a regular basis, most have no experience with the highly specialized teams and tactics, particularly those that go into a winter operation. They watched demonstrations by medical helicopters and avalanche search dogs, learned about skier safety and rescue protocols.
Read full articlePa. County to Join Growing 9-1-1 Network
November 21, 2014By the first week of December, Butler County will be part of an evolving network of counties that share telephone routing equipment for their 9-1-1 dispatch centers.
Read full articleMinneapolis 9-1-1 Improvements in the Works
October 30, 2014Minneapolis will add four dispatchers and new call processing software.
Read full article9-1-1 Dispatch Workers Sent to Hospital in Arlington Heights (Ill.)
October 17, 2014Seven Northwest Central Dispatch System employees in Arlington Heights (Ill.) were taken to a hospital after a non-toxic gas was sprayed into the room where they were working, authorities said.
Read full articleHearing the Case for a 9-1-1 Upgrade in Manatee County (Fla.)
October 10, 2014Installed in 2007, Manatee County’s latest 9-1-1 system is already considered “obsolete” and public safety officials are anxious to replace it with the latest Next-Generation 9-1-1 technology.
Read full articleAllegheny County (Penn.) Touts $109K Saved at 9-1-1 Center
October 10, 2014Recent hires at Allegheny County’s 9-1-1 dispatch center appear to have reined in escalating overtime costs.
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