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Globalstar Signs Definitive Agreement with Thales Alenia Space for Delivery of Six Additional Satellites
September 20, 2012COVINGTON, La., Sept. 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT), and satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space (TAS) today announced…
Read full articleZetron DCS-5020 Now Includes IP Connectivity and Motorola TETRA Interface
September 20, 2012The new release of Zetron’s DCS-5020 console system includes IP capabilities, an interface to Motorola’s MTM5400 TETRA radio, improves console…
Read full articleAlvarion Installs Wireless Network for Public Safety Connectivity in City of Cleburne
September 20, 2012Tel Aviv, Israel, September 12, 2012 – Alvarion® Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), a global provider of optimized wireless broadband solutions addressing…
Read full articleNarrowbanding Deadline Swiftly Approaching – Are You Ready?
September 18, 2012After Jan. 1, 2013, licensees not operating at 12.5 KHz efficiency (narrowband) will be in violation of the FCC’s rules and could be subject to enforcement action, which may include admonishment, monetary fines or loss of license. And David Furth, the deputy chief of the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB), says everyone needs to remember one thing: the deadline to narrowband won’t change.
Read full articleIJIS Institute and APCO International Publish CAD ‘Standards’ Document
September 18, 2012A new candidate standard document titled Unified Computer Aided Dispatch Functional Requirements (UCADFR) is being released by IJIS and APCO International.
Read full articleAPCO President Terry Hall Testifies at Capitol Hill Hearing
September 13, 2012Terry Hall, President of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International testified today before the House Homeland Security Committee’s…
Read full articleTelecommunicator Spotlight: Jennifer Greene Makes an Impact
September 12, 2012After working 29 years and 11 months and retiring as a commander for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan police department, Jennifer Greene could have called it quits and sit back with her feet up.
Read full articleWest Virginia City Creates Hoarder Task Force to Protect First Responders
September 12, 2012In the city of Morgantown, 9-1-1 dispatchers and firefighters call it an “overloaded structure.” You’d call it the home of a hoarder.
Read full articleGeorgia: First Responder Policy Changes
September 12, 2012The dispatchers will refer to a list of 16 situations and send the fire department’s first responders automatically.
Read full articleMassachusetts Cities Launch Alert Systems
September 12, 2012Pittsfield and North Adams are launching messaging systems to alert residents in the event of an emergency in their communities.
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