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Rural/Metro Operations Across the U.S. Remembering 9/11
September 7, 2011Scottsdale, Arizona – Rural/Metro Corporation, a national leader in outsourced ambulance and fire protection services in 20 states and more…
Read full articleSpillman to provide Fayetteville PD with data sharing, mobile records access
September 7, 2011Fayetteville, Ga. – Sept. 7, 2011 – Officers at the Fayetteville Police Department will be able to share critical law enforcement information with neighboring agencies using software from Spillman Technologies.
Read full articleRaytheon Network Centric Systems Increases Focus on Public Safety Markets
September 7, 2011MCKINNEY, Texas, Sept. 6, 2011 — Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Network Centric Systems has combined its existing security solutions and civil communications businesses as part of a new product line to increase its focus on opportunities in public safety markets.
Read full articleLightSquared and Advanta Technologies Announce Long-Term 4G-LTE Wholesale Agreement
September 7, 2011RESTON, VA and HOUSTON, TX, September 6, 2011 – LightSquared™, the nation’s first wholesale-only integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network, and Advanta Technologies, a Texas-based provider of voice, video and data solutions for enterprise customers, today announced they have entered into a multi-year wholesale agreement.
Read full articleIridium Force™ – A New Vision for Global Communications – Designed to Enhance and Expand the Way People and Organizations Connect Everywhere
September 7, 2011MCLEAN, Va. – September 7, 2011 – Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) today announced its vision for the future of personal mobile satellite communications, Iridium Force™. This vision uses the power of the world’s furthest reaching network to accelerate the development of enhanced personal communication capabilities for people and organizations everywhere. Iridium Force breaks the mold of traditional satellite industry go-to-market strategies by making Iridium technology more accessible and cost-effective for partners to develop a wider range of Iridium-based products and services. This new vision opens the licensing of core Iridium technologies as well as the company’s most fundamental offering – global connectivity.
Read full articleCeragon Releases Compact, All-Outdoor Packet Solution for 4G/LTE Backhaul
September 7, 2011Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT), the premier wireless backhaul specialist, today announced the release of FibeAir® IP-10C – a compact, all-outdoor, high-capacity wireless packet backhaul solution – as the newest member of the widely deployed FibeAir IP-10 family. This integrated, ultra-compact solution delivers up to 1 Gbps of IP traffic on a single radio channel. Able to withstand harsh weather conditions, the low-power, environmentally sound FibeAir® IP-10C is easily mounted on rooftops, lamp posts, traffic light poles, and in small outdoor mobile cell-sites.
Read full article9/11 Health Effects on Rescuers
September 7, 2011In The Lancet 9-11 Anniversary Issue, experts in a variety of fields reflect on the events of 9/11, with orignial research, review and opinion pieces on the short-term and long-term physical, mental and public health consequences of the terrorist attacks. The research papers report on not only U.S. domestic health effects but some of the international consequences.
Read full article9-1-1 Communications Problem Cited in Nebraska Fire
September 7, 2011LIBERTY, Neb. (AP) — A southern Nebraska man whose house and garage were extensively burned says his cellphone call to…
Read full article9-1-1 Tapes from Nev. Shooting Reveal Frantic Scene
September 7, 2011Dozens of 911 calls made from in and around a Nevada IHOP where a deadly shooting rampage took place detail a frantic scene, as witnesses described the gunman and dispatchers tried to determine if more than one person was involved.
Read full articleA Decade After 9/11, Bay Area Emergency Responders Still Not on Same Radio Frequency
September 7, 2011Among 9/11’s most heartbreaking revelations was that the New York City police, firefighters and medical personnel who rushed into the burning Twin Towers couldn’t talk to each other by radio, leading to mass confusion and scores of unnecessary deaths. Yet a decade later, the nine-county Bay Area remains far from that goal.
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