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Harris Corp. Announces the XG-25P Portable Radio for 700/800 MHz Mission-Critical Communications
October 10, 2012Highlights: Dependable lightweight portable radio for interoperable communications. Software-defined architecture supporting Project 25 (P25) Phase 1 and Phase 2. Rugged…
Read full articleCambium Networks Launches All-Indoor Wireless Solution to Support TDM and IP Simultaneously
October 10, 2012ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL., Oct. 1, 2012 Cambium Networks, a leading provider of wireless broadband access network solutions, today announced the…
Read full articleFlorida Highway Patrol Uses Catalyst IntelliLink for Republican National Convention
October 10, 2012October 8, 2012-The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) deployed IntelliLinkTM, its IP-based Interoperability solution…
Read full articleTelecommunicator Spotlight: Celeste Anne Smelser Baldino Continues a Family Tradition
October 10, 2012Baldino began her career in 2000 as a communications officer in Roanoke County, Va., where every day was different.
Read full articleAPCO Partners with NENA to Draft Document for App Developers
October 10, 2012APCO International and NENA have partnered to draft educational materials that will provide smartphone application developers an in-depth understanding of current enhanced 9-1-1 system capabilities and limitations.
Read full articleTIA Joins ANSI in Celebrating World Standards Week 2012
October 9, 2012The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today announced that it will join the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and its fellow standards developing organizations (SDOs) in celebrating World Standards Week 2012.
Read full articleState & Local Broadband Planning
October 4, 2012Whatever the need—broadband or otherwise—OEC is poised to continue to support our stakeholders throughout this process. But most importantly, public safety needs to remain united in our efforts to meet our goal.
Read full articlePhoenix Police Release 9-1-1 Calls in Terrorist Hoax
October 4, 2012PHOENIX (AP) — Most of the people who saw a masked teenager wearing a sheet and armed with a grenade launcher told authorities they assumed the weapon was a fake as he pointed it at passing cars in northwest Phoenix, according to 911 calls released Thursday.
Read full article4-Year-Old 9-1-1 Caller Meets Aurora 9-1-1 Telecommunicator: ‘She’s Exceptional’
October 4, 2012Schmidt said she was moved by her first experience meeting the caller and patient on the other end of a 9-1-1 call. “When it’s a small child, it becomes very personal to every dispatcher,” Jill Schmidt said. “It reminds me of why I do the job.”
Read full articleDeath Prompts Overhaul in Dallas 9-1-1 Call Center
October 4, 2012While experts say delays and mistakes sometimes happen in many of the country’s biggest emergency call centers, the publicity generated from Cook’s death has prompted a flurry of changes from Dallas leaders who acknowledge operators are sometimes forced to work long hours and handle an overwhelming volume of calls. Officials have hired more operators, changed how calls are logged and assured residents that their 911 calls won’t go ignored.
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