Minneapolis wirelessly tracks gun-related incidents 

The City of Minneapolis has deployed ShotSpotter's Gunshot Location System, which captures gunfire from events as far as two miles away using acoustic...

Raceway adds WLAN system 

The Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Pleasanton, Calif., has installed Trapeze Networks' WLAN Mobility System. The system consists of Mobility Exchange switches,...

Power cooperative upgrades to a trunked radio system 

North Dakota-based Basin Electric Power Cooperative, a wholesale power supplier, will replace its existing conventional radio system with a new Tait MPT...

More lessons from Hurricane Katrina 

By: By John Facella, M/A-Com Wireless Systems

Part 2 of 2 Last month's article covered some of the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina for public-safety agencies and governments. This month's article...

VeriSign collaborates with WiMAX Forum 

The WiMAX Forum, an organization dedicated to the creation of global standards for interoperability of wireless broadband access products, has selected...

Raytheon rakes in million-dollar contracts 

Raytheon has been awarded a five-year, $75 million contract for ongoing mission support for 300 satellite communications systems installed throughout...

Companies to partner on wireless headset 

FreeLinc and Peltor will partner to develop wireless headsets specifically for military communications systems. The companies said the new product will...

Alliance to target in-building challenges 

Akridge, ADC, Sprint, LGC Wireless, Motorola and PRTM founded the In-Building Wireless Alliance, an organization dedicated to the advancement of wireless-enabled...

GPS receiver deployed by Chicago and New York fire departments 

u-blox America announced its Antaris GPS receiver will be incorporated into Motorola's MDR800 model F5127 vehicle tracking system deployed by the Chicago...

In their own words 

By: An MRT Staff Report

Public-safety communications officials' perceptions of the current state of their voice and data networks and their future hopes for those networks depends...

Antenna technology takes flight 

By: By Mary Rose Roberts

A public/private consortium in June attached a painted-on antenna capable of receiving a satellite signal to a high-altitude experimental aircraft and...

N.Y. skyscraper owners update in-building systems 

The Durst Organization installed a new communication system at its flagship building in Times Square, using Tait's P25 TB9100 base station and repeaters...

French retailer deploys enterprise mobility system 

Symbol Technologies' PDT6100 and PDT6800 enterprise mobility solutions recently were deployed by French clothing retailer Kiabi Europe. The solution consists...

4.9 GHz market begins to mature 

By: By Donny Jackson

The 4.9 GHz band is experiencing a rapid increase in available products since it was approved by the FCC for public-safety data applications, but the...

Lessons from Hurricane Katrina 

By: By John Facella, M/A-COM Wireless Systems

Hurricane Katrina was a singular event last year, devastating the lives of tens of thousands of people. Because of its size, many are now calling it a...