US Air Force base to get 5G, FirstNet
15 January, 2020 by Jonathan NallyThe US Air Force's Nellis Air Force Base and AT&T have signed an agreement under which the telco will provide 5G services along with FirstNet connectivity.
US county swaps on-premise for cloud-based CAD
15 January, 2020 by Jonathan NallyCharleston County Consolidated 9-1-1 Centre will implement RapidDeploy's Nimbus CAD, a cloud-native platform powered by Microsoft's Azure Government Cloud.
Oakland deploys Motorola disaster recovery service
15 January, 2020 by Jonathan NallyOakland, California, has selected Motorola Solutions' PremierOne CAD disaster-recovery-as-a-service solution to provide a standby system in the cloud.
GME supporting volunteer firefighting organisations
14 January, 2020 by Jonathan NallyCommunications company GME is supporting volunteer organisations fighting the bushfires, such as the RFS, CFA and CFS, through the donation of UHF CB radios.
5G to reach 1.5 billion connections globally by 2025
14 January, 20205G is set to reach 1.5 billion connections globally by 2025 for an annual average growth of 150% over the next six years, according to a new study.
Barrett supplies HF for Chinese fire bureaus
14 January, 2020 by Jonathan NallyBarrett's 4050 HF SDR transceivers are being used by China's Bureau of Fire and Rescue and the Bureau of Forest Fires.
APCO receives approval for security training standards
13 January, 2020The standard is to establish cybersecurity training for public safety telecommunicators, management, supervisors, administration and other privileged users.
Motorola Solutions awarded US$23.8m Navy contract
13 January, 2020 by Jonathan NallyThe contract will sustain the US Navy's LMR system, which is used by the first responder community at bases across the globe.
The comms industry needs a strong regulator
13 January, 2020 by Hamish Duff, President, ARCIAWhile there is a need for everyone to embrace new technology, we must also have a strong regulator to maintain standards and compliance, says ARCIA's Hamish Duff.
FirstNet reaches 1 million connections milestone
08 January, 2020Over 1m FirstNet connections are now in service across the US, supporting more than 10,000 public safety agencies and organisations, according to AT&T.
Best of 2019: AML — a game changer for emergency services
27 December, 2019 by Beatriz Peon*Across the festive season we'll be reprising some of our best articles from 2019. Today we take another look at Advanced Mobile Location.
Best of 2019: LA-RICS' state-of-the-art comms coverage
23 December, 2019 by Scott EdsonAcross the festive season we'll be reprising some of our best articles from 2019. Today we revisit our profile of the LA-RACS comms network in California.
Victoria's Metro trains to receive comms upgrades
19 December, 2019Victoria's Metro Trains' X'Trapolis and Siemens fleets will soon receive wireless data recorders, allowing real-time monitoring of key train systems.
Teltronic to supply Ceará with TETRA network
18 December, 2019Teltronic is set to supply Ceará's emergency and public safety agencies with a new TETRA radio system after winning a state contract.
Nokia to test 5G network for automated rail operation
17 December, 2019Nokia is set to test and deploy a standalone (SA) 5G system for automated rail operation in Hamburg, Germany, after winning a tender from Deutsche Bahn.
