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Midland Radio Corporation Awarded U.S. Navy Blanket Purchase Agreement for P25 Equipment
December 1, 2010Kansas City, Mo. — Midland Radio Corporation recently received notification of award from the U.S. Navy for a blanket purchase…
Read full articlePowerTrunk Appoints Christopher Ramsden Vice President of Sales
December 1, 2010New York City — PowerTrunkT Inc., a global leader in Land Mobile Radio (LMR) design, manufacture and implementation, has appointed…
Read full articleFort Wayne Police Use Online System to Solve String of Multiple Residential Burglaries
December 1, 2010LeadsOnline is the nation’s largest online investigative system used by more than 3,000 law enforcement agencies to recover stolen property and solve crimes. Each day, millions of items are added to the LeadsOnline database by businesses, including second-hand stores, scrap metal recyclers, pawnshops, and Internet drop-off stores across all 50 states. Those records are instantly available to law enforcement agencies …
Read full articleShared Spectrum Company Applauds New FCC Proceeding to Facilitate Innovation for Dynamic Spectrum Sharing
December 1, 2010Nov. 30, in a keynote address at the Wireless Innovation Forum’s Technical Conference and Production Exposition in Arlington, VA, Tom Stroup, CEO of Shared Spectrum Company (SSC), addressed a new proceeding commenced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This Notice of Inquiry (NOI) will explore how dynamic spectrum access (DSA) can be deployed to promote more intensive and efficient use of wireless spectrum for consumers. Stroup’s statement: …
Read full articleWait Times Drop for California Cell Phone 9-1-1 Calls
December 1, 2010Sacramento — Wait times are dropping and more Californians placing 9-1-1 cellular telephone calls are getting through to telecommunicators. The state Public Safety Communications Division says only 5% of cell phone emergency calls haven’t reached 9-1-1 operators this year, which compares to 42% of 9-1-1 wireless calls placed three years ago.
Read full articleMotorola to Break into 2 on Jan. 4
December 1, 2010Motorola Inc. will split into two companies effective Jan. 4, finalizing the breakup of one of the founders of the U.S. electronics industry.
Read full articleWhat’s Your Mission?
November 30, 2010Have you checked out the discussion forums on PSConnect.org yet? If not, you’re missing out on a great opportunity to connect with your peers. One thread you may want to check out is on mission statements. A member of the Antarctic Fire Department has been tasked with revising the department’s mission statement, and several people have shared their mission statements in response.
Read full articleFire Chief Dies as Address Mix-Up Stalls EMTs
November 29, 2010East Hampton Town, N.Y. — A beloved former Hamptons fire chief died from a heart attack after emergency crews responded to the wrong house because of a bizarre address mix-up.
Read full articleMistake Sends Emergency Notification to Thousands
November 29, 2010Athens, Ohio — An automated phone call that went out to more than 23,000 county residents, informing them of a possible fire, was the result of a mistake on the part of an inexperienced dispatcher.
Read full articleEx-Dispatcher Takes Plea in Alcohol/Weapon Case
November 29, 2010Athens, Ohio — The former Athens County 9-1-1 dispatcher who was arrested for allegedly being drunk and having a gun in his vehicle at the Albany Independent Fair pleaded guilty to a reduced charge earlier this month.
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