Public safety contract awarded to Sepura
10 October, 2016An undisclosed European public safety organisation has selected Sepura to provide 19,000 SC20 series hand-portable radios.
WA fire vehicles get AVL
07 October, 2016Automatic vehicle location will be installed on 700 Department of Fire and Emergency Services and local government firefighting appliances by 1 December 2016.
European broadband project reaches milestone
07 October, 2016 by Jonathan NallyThe largest consultation of European PPDR end users ever conducted has resulted in a Work Package of the BroadMap project delivered to the European Commission.
GME donates to SA storm recovery effort
05 October, 2016GME will donate $10,000 to support the SA State Emergency Services and the SA Country Fire Service, in the wake of severe South Australian storms.
Smart ambulance boasts improved comms
03 October, 2016An Australian-designed 'smart ambulance' is set to save lives by revolutionising on-scene communications with hospital emergency departments.
WA to establish Rural Fire Service
29 September, 2016 by Jonathan NallyIn response to the January 2016 Waroona Fire, the WA Government will establish a Rural Fire Service and a new Office of Emergency Management.
Canadian emergency message map
26 September, 2016 by Jonathan NallyCanadians are now able to access an interactive map that identifies which radio and television stations across Canada distribute emergency alert messages.
Telstra's LANES ready for action
22 September, 2016 by Jonathan NallyTelstra's public safety mobile broadband capability offering, LANES Emergency, will be available for use by Australian emergency services organisations this summer.
Airbus Defence and partners create first responders platform
21 September, 2016Airbus Defence and its partners have presented first results of Long Term Evolution for Professional Mobile Radio (LTE4PMR), a French research and development project designed to provide mission-critical broadband services.
Hytera chosen for TETRA network in Dominican Republic
13 September, 2016Hytera has been awarded two TETRA projects by the Ministry of the Presidency of Dominican Republic.
DAMM expands Peru public safety network
02 September, 2016DAMM has rolled out a citywide TETRA network in Lima, the capital city of Peru.
AT&T supports ISSI, CSSI, PTT
25 August, 2016 by Jonathan NallyAT&T in the US has announced support for P25 ISSI and CSSI, enabling customers to connect their LMR networks to AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk to extend coverage and communications across the country.
MEOSAR goes to work
25 August, 2016Australia's MEOSAR system for detecting emergency distress beacons is now operational and proving faster and more accurate than existing systems.
Mobile Triple Zero calls easier to locate
22 August, 2016With almost 70% of emergency calls coming from mobiles, narrowing down the callers' locations has become more important than ever.
FirstNet article draws angry response
12 August, 2016 by Jonathan NallySenior members of the US public safety communications sector have condemned an appraisal of the FirstNet project, published in The Atlantic.