Omnitronics Advanced Location Services
02 November, 2015Omnitronics has introduced the Advanced Location Services solution, which adds to its GPS Essentials solution to give dispatchers access to powerful features such as geofences, speed control, event history, reports and more through RediTALK or Alto dispatch consoles.
Axon Body 2 body-worn camera
30 October, 2015The Axon Body 2 single-unit on-officer camera features upgraded capabilities such as unlimited HD video, Wi-Fi video offload and security enhancements.
EE rumoured to have won UK network contract
29 October, 2015 by Jonathan NallyThe Telegraph in London is reporting that EE, the UK's largest mobile phone operator, will be awarded the country's £1.2bn emergency services radio network (ESN) contract.
NZ emergency alerts are faster in the cloud
28 October, 2015New Zealand-based application developer and emergency network provider CLOUD M has migrated its emergency alert tools and system to IBM Cloud to improve reliability and performance.
Fire truck upgrade boosts mobile broadband
28 October, 2015The City of Oakland, California has deployed broadband routers in its fire trucks as part of an upgrade to enable broadband communication of mission-critical information to first responders.
Friday fragments — critical comms snippets for 23 October 2015
23 October, 2015This week: IoT spectrum on WRC agenda, Tennessee completes P25 network, FirstNet encourages satellite, and emergency radios for schools.
Motorola Solutions Si500/Si300 video speaker microphones
22 October, 2015Motorola Solutions has introduced three-in-one combination body worn video camera, radio speaker and microphone units, along with a cloud-based content management system, suitable for public safety agencies.
Mobile command and control
15 October, 2015The Bengaluru City Police has implemented a mobile command-and-control vehicle equipped with state-of-the-art surveillance and communications equipment.
FCC grants waiver to Denver allowing B/ILT channels in 800 PS band
13 October, 2015The US Federal Communications Commissions has now granted a waiver to Denver that allows it to license two B/ILT channels in the 800 MHz band for public safety communications.
Telstra trials LANES at the AFL Grand Final
08 October, 2015Telstra, in conjunction with Ambulance Victoria, conducted a trial of its LANES technology at the AFL Grand Final, including the crucial access prioritisation.
First contract let for UK's new emergency network
03 September, 2015The first contract to provide a replacement communications system for the UK's emergency services has been awarded to Kellogg Brown & Root Limited.
Simulcast the solution for county's comms
28 August, 2015Replacing a multicast system with a modern IP-based simulcast network has brought multiple benefits to a county's emergency services.
Donation helps St John Ambulance with comms
18 August, 2015The St John Ambulance (Qld) Toowoomba Division has received more than $5300 from the Community Benefit Fund to purchase vital radiocommunications equipment.
Ambulance Tasmania fixes comm centre power problems
17 August, 2015Equipment identified as being involved in a power outage at the Ambulance Tasmania communications centre in July and a further partial outage last week has been replaced.
Motorola and Skyscape join for cloud-based public safety SaaS
04 August, 2015Motorola Solutions and Skyscape Cloud Services have partnered to offer smart public safety solutions to UK government agencies through a cloud-delivered software as a service (SaaS) model.
