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Northwestern University Selects Motorola Solutions’ New 900 MHz P25 System for More Efficient Communications
July 12, 2011SCHAUMBURG and EVANSTON, Ill. – July 11, 2011 – Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI) and Northwestern University today announced the selection of Motorola to deploy a 900 MHz ASTRO 25 Project 25 (P25) voice and integrated data communication solution. The new P25 system replaces a 14-year-old analog trunking system and will provide a standards-based IP system that enables interoperability and greater efficiency for the Northwestern University community. The system will be used by Northwestern’s Evanston and Chicago campus police, facilities management, events staff, sports facilities management and other support and operations staff to increase the reliability of communications for a safer campus environment.
Read full articleLine-of-Duty-Death Handbook Now Available
July 7, 2011A death in the line of duty is arguably one of the more stressful events for first responders, especially those in EMS whose goal is to arrive on scene with the promise of bringing aid. And because many EMS agencies don’t have set protocols and procedures in place for tasks like notifying co-workers and next of kin, and coordinating the logistics of the funeral, line-of-duty deaths are events that most EMS agencies are the least prepared to address. Tawnya Silloway decided to take action.
Read full articleRaytheon Awarded Nation’s First Competitive Public Safety LTE Broadband Communications Network Contract
July 7, 2011The $8.7 million contract will provide Adams County, Colo., and the adjacent Denver community, with a 15-site LTE communications system that delivers the public safety user access to next generation broadband capabilities, such as streaming video, remote data access and information sharing.
Read full articleNew Software Will Enhance Officer Safety in Franklin County, Tenn.
July 7, 2011Thirteen agencies in Franklin County, Tenn., are implementing a new shared software system in an effort to provide field officers…
Read full article9-1-1 Prank Calls Lead to Jail Time for Uniontown, Pa., Man
July 7, 2011A Fayette County judge Thursday ordered a Uniontown, Pa., man to serve time in jail for making prank calls to the county’s 9-1-1 system over a span of several months.
Read full articleFlorida City Sued Over Mistake that Cost 2 Firefighters Their Jobs
July 7, 2011The family of a woman who died after a botched emergency call is suing North Port for negligence. Sharon Villatoro, 42, died in the emergency room of Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s North Port branch two years ago. Her emergency call became a source of embarrassment for the city after it came to light that an officer skipped Villatoro’s emergency call to watch a youth soccer game.
Read full articleBill Would Keep Identities of Callers to 9-1-1 under Wraps in Pa.
July 7, 2011PITTSBURGH, Pa. — People who call 911 to report a violent crime or noisy neighbor should not have to worry about personal information falling into the hands of a criminal bent on retaliation, according to the author of a bill that would exclude names, phone numbers and more from public records.
Read full articleRepairs to S.C. 9-1-1 System May Cost More Than $1 Million
July 7, 2011ANDERSON, S.C. — Lightning caused “catastrophic damage” Monday at Anderson County’s emergency 911 dispatch center and the cost of repairs may exceed $1 million, an official said Tuesday.
Read full articleNarrowband Now
July 7, 2011By Jan. 1, 2013, all non-federal FCC licensees operating on the VHF and UHF bands must use 12.5 kHz (11.25…
Read full articleLightSquared Submits Nationwide Wireless Broadband Plan to FCC
July 6, 2011RESTON, Va., June 30, 2011 – LightSquared™, the nation’s first wholesale-only integrated wireless broadband and satellite network, formally presented the company’s modified spectrum plan to the FCC and proposed a comprehensive solution to the GPS interference issue. This plan will serve as a foundation for the construction of a new wireless broadband network that will bring world-class Internet service to the United States, including rural areas and other underserved communities and inject new competition in an increasingly consolidating wireless market.
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