FirstNet passes 750,000 connections
13 August, 2019 by Jonathan NallyMore than 750,000 connections in almost 9000 agencies across 650 US markets have signed up to FirstNet.
Red Eagles soar with multimode devices
12 August, 2019The Red Eagle Motorcycle Squad of the Shaoyang Traffic Police Detachment in China's Hunan Province is using the Hytera PDC760 multimode radio for its daily activities.
US$109m to upgrade call centres to NG911
12 August, 2019 by Jonathan NallyThe government funding will add IP network and location identification capabilities to 911 emergency call centres in more than 30 states.
Urgent upgrade restores 911 centre's capabilities
08 August, 2019 by Jonathan NallyRunning at only 50% capacity following devastating storms, Loudon County's 911 centre was back to full capability in less than five weeks.
ETSI releases report on IoT devices for emergency comms
05 August, 2019 by Jonathan NallyThe report considers the effect IoT devices will have on emergency communications and automated responses, and canvasses standardisation issues.
Aussie firm's technology at the heart of Belgium's ASTRID
05 August, 2019 by Jonathan NallyInfostream's simulcast technology is a key component of Belgium's national emergency services paging system.
PSCE second workshop on public warning systems
05 August, 2019 by Jonathan NallyAustralia's Emergency Alert public warning system will once again be the exemplar as PSCE conducts its second PWS workshop on 8 October.
ASTRID extends Airbus-Proximus support contract
02 August, 2019 by Jonathan NallyThe Airbus-Proximus consortium will continue to support and maintain Belgium's national emergency TETRA, paging and dispatching networks.
Mexico’s Querétaro state selects Airbus's MXLINK
02 August, 2019 by Jonathan NallyThe State Government of Querétaro has chosen Airbus's MXLINK MVNO to provide secure mobile broadband communications.
NZ's RSM called in to help locate PLB
01 August, 2019 by Jonathan NallyRSM used its Automatic Direction Finder plus manual tracking to locate an unregistered personal locator beacon that couldn't be detected by satellites.
US Department of Justice awards $1.4bn contract to AT&T
01 August, 2019 by Jonathan NallyThe fully managed solution will provide a next-generation communications platform for more than 120,000 employees in more than 2100 locations.
EC launches infringement procedures over 112
01 August, 2019 by Jonathan NallyThe European Commission has chastised Croatia, Czechia, Germany, Greece and Spain for failing to fully implement 112 emergency number directives.
Public safety, security to lead PTT-over-cellular market
31 July, 2019 by Jonathan NallyThe global push-to-talk-over-cellular market will grow at 9.7% CAGR over 2019–29, with collaborations thriving between vendors and service providers.
New Geraldton Greenough SES HQ includes comms centre
29 July, 2019 by Jonathan NallyThe $1.9 million high-tech facility can operate as an incident control centre equipped to manage large-scale emergencies.
DOCOMO PACIFIC, AT&T join to deploy FirstNet in Guam
26 July, 2019 by Jonathan NallyDOCOMO PACIFIC has been selected by AT&T to support FirstNet deployment via its LTE network and build additional coverage with FirstNet Band 14 spectrum.
