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Limitations of LTE for public safety

26 April, 2018 by Jonathan Nally

Respected US commentator Andy Seybold has outlined the pluses and minuses of relying on LTE for public safety communications.


Motorola wins $261m Victorian contract extension

24 April, 2018

Motorola Solutions will upgrade and enhance the Metropolitan Mobile Radio network for Victoria's first responders.


Hytera reports strong growth

23 April, 2018 by Jonathan Nally

Hytera achieved 56% year-on-year revenue growth in 2017, according to its latest annual report.


VIDEO: How Next-Gen 911 will work

20 April, 2018 by Jonathan Nally

NG 9-1-1 technologies backed by the FirstNet network will forever change the way telecommunicators do their jobs.


APD Communications gains ESN accreditation

16 April, 2018 by Jonathan Nally

APD Communications' Cortex software-only Integrated Communication Control System has been accredited by the Network Approval Testing Service.


FCC ponders 'more flexible' use of 4.9 GHz

10 April, 2018 by Jonathan Nally

The FCC wants feedback on the suggestion that the 4.6 GHz public safety band should be shared with other users.


Scholarships for emergency management volunteers

09 April, 2018 by Jonathan Nally

Applications have opened for round three of the federal government's emergency volunteer education scholarships.


Federal Engineering continues Maryland FiRST contract

04 April, 2018

Federal Engineering has won a four-year extension for contract management services for Maryland FiRST, through to May of 2022.


AT&T’s FirstNet core goes live

29 March, 2018 by Jonathan Nally

It's all systems go for the secure network backbone of the US's new public safety broadband network.


Mobility on the beat

29 March, 2018

Digital mobility technology is giving South Australia's police officers more presence in the field.


Verizon unveils public safety private core

28 March, 2018 by Jonathan Nally

Verizon's public safety private core, with priority and pre-emption, will be generally available across the US by the end of this week.


UK's ESN delay questioned

22 March, 2018 by Jonathan Nally

The chair of the UK's Public Accounts Committee has expressed concerns over delays to the introduction of the country's Emergency Services Network (ESN).


Germany recertifies Sepura radios

20 March, 2018 by Jonathan Nally

Germany's Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has signed a public service contract for TETRA digital radios with Sepura and Hytera.


Finland takes next step for mobile broadband

15 March, 2018 by Jonathan Nally

Erillisverkot has selected as operator of Finland's Virve 2.0 mission-critical mobile broadband service.


Critical factors for voice logging solutions

09 March, 2018 by Nicholas McLean*

A flexible VLR system is one that offers multiple input types, wide software options and a solid upgrade path.


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