Technology
Thales First Responder Multiband Radio Receives Intrinsic Safe Certification
March 18, 2011Clarksburg, Md. — Thales Communications Inc. announces that its LibertyTM Multiband Land Mobile Radio (LMR) has been certified to the Factory Mutual (FM) Approval Standard 3610:1988 for Intrinsic Safe equipment. Intrinsic Safe ensures that the radio can be operated in an explosive environment, that it will not trigger ignition in the presence of flammable or combustible material.
Read full articleTait to Provide P25 Trunked Simulcast System in Washington
March 14, 2011Tait Radio Communications has been awarded the contract to provide the Multi-Agency Communications Center (MACC) in Grant County, WA, an 11-site 800 MHz P25 trunked simulcast public safety radio communications solution.
Read full articleRadio Shock Waves: New 9/11 Blunder
March 10, 2011NYC — The communications failures that led to the deaths of hundreds of first responders on 9/11 still haven’t been fixed, despite tens of millions of dollars spent on elaborate radio systems in lower Manhattan, The Post has learned.
Read full articleCommentary: OWIN Lessons Applied to the Columbia River Crossing
March 10, 2011Portland, Ore. — When the Oregon Wireless Interoperability Network project was unveiled, approximately $600 million worth of needed wireless communications infrastructure improvements were identified. The recession forced a compromise, and the project will now meet the Federal Communications Commission minimum requirements for approximately 20 percent of that price.
Read full articleBreakthrough Portable Charging Case makes Command Posts and Emergency Operations More Organized and Efficient
March 7, 2011Framingham, Ma. — Global Technology Systems Inc. (GTS), the manufacturer of Honeywell Batteries, has announced that it will make its first public showing of the newly designed Emergency Operations Charging Case (EOCC).
Read full articleAeroflex Announces New Application for DMR Radio Protocol Testing for the 3920 Analog and Digital Radio Test Set
March 7, 2011Las Vegas — Aeroflex Incorporated announced today the availability of a new PC-based application for sending and receiving Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) radio data, using the 3920 as the generator and receiver.
Read full articleHarris Corp. Awarded $15 Million Contract to Modernize Dane County, Wis., Public Safety Communication System
March 7, 2011Boston — Harris Corporation has signed a $15 million contract with Dane County, Wis., to upgrade the county’s public safety communications system with a Harris P25IP solution. The standards-based, digital system will improve interoperable communications, increase system capacity and enhance network reliability for the public safety users throughout Dane County.
Read full articlePepro LLC Introduce the Micro Radio Site Providing 27 Rack Units in an ATV-Towable, Lightning-Safe Enclosure
March 4, 2011Oil City, Penn. — Pepro LLC today announced it will make the first public display of its new Micro Radio Site at the International Wireless Communications Expo on March 9. The Micro Radio Site’s sturdy welded aluminum uni-body design can be configured for any situation that calls for deployment in locations that are remote, hidden or restricted by zoning laws.
Read full articleBleak Grant Outlook for 2011
March 3, 2011Politicians tell us that the recession has ended. If you asked a person standing in an unemployment line in New York, Philadelphia, Denver or Los Angeles if they agree with that assessment, they would probably say no. If you look at many state and local budgets, prosperity is hard to find. More and more, states are withholding funds that used to be passed on to municipalities to help with their projects.
Read full articleLancaster County Gets OK for New Radio System
February 28, 2011Lancaster, Pa. — Lancaster County’s stalled efforts to build a new emergency radio system are up and running again. The commissioners on Thursday announced the Federal Communications Commission has granted the county’s request to take over a television communications band (T-band) for its emergency system.
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