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Telecommunicator Spotlight: Heather Horan
January 9, 2014In pursuit of her passion for the public safety field, Horan subsequently obtained a job at the Emergency Communications Center in Arlington County, Va., where she has been employed for almost four years.
Read full articleDataTech911 Participates in MCI City Demonstration at EMS TODAY Conference
January 7, 2014StatusNet911, a cloud-based MCI application, will be featured during the MCI City Real World Multi-Casualty Emergency Medical Response Demonstration at the EMS TODAY Conference, February 5-8, 2014 in Washington DC.
Read full articleRohill Certifies Zetron as Application Partner
January 6, 2014Zetron announced that, as a result of the successful testing of its new interface connecting Zetron’s Advanced Communications (Acom EVO) system to Rohill’s TetraNode trunked TETRA radio infrastructure, Rohill has certified Zetron and its Acom EVO system as an application partner.
Read full articleTIA Promotes Herb Congdon to VP of Technology & Standards
January 6, 2014The Telecommunications Industry Association announced the appointment of Herbert V. Congdon II, PE to Vice-President of Technology & Standards.
Read full articleBattery Fails & Pennsylvania County 9-1-1 Dispatch Goes Down
January 6, 2014A tractor-trailer crashing into a telephone pole might have caused an emergency radio communication failure in Allegheny County.
Read full articleIllinois Town’s New 9-1-1 Contract for Two Years
January 6, 2014Oak Lawn has a two-year contract with Norcomm Public Safety Communications to provide 9-1-1 staffing at the village’s emergency call center.
Read full articleCivilian Dispatch A Way of Life in Connecticut’s Greater New Haven
January 6, 2014The days of dialing and talking to a uniformed officer appear to be numbered.
Read full articleMotorola Solutions Acquires Twisted Pair Solutions
January 2, 2014Motorola Solutions, Inc. announced that it has acquired Twisted Pair Solutions, a recognized leader in push-to-talk over broadband applications for secure, real-time communication anywhere, on any device.
Read full articleGa. Christmas Display Prompts Emergency Response
January 2, 2014Atlanta homeowner says he hopes he didn’t offend anyone by his Christmas decoration of a mannequin with outstretched arms entangled in a string of Christmas lights.
Read full articleBroadband Committee Goes Public
December 31, 2013The APCO Broadband Committee was created in 2010 to help the association address the implications of emerging high-speed wired and wireless networks used by APCO members in comm centers and in the field alongside existing land-mobile radio (LMR) networks used by first responders.
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