IP pushes its way into LMR world 

By: By Jim Barthold

The transition from traditional land mobile radios, or LMRs, into next-generation IP-based devices will resemble the Mississippi River's convergence with...

NENA wants coordinated NG911 effort 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

The National Emergency Number Association, or NENA, recently launched an initiative that the organization hopes will ensure a coordinated and managed...

South Carolina energy provider deploys WLAN 

Santee Electric Cooperative, a South Carolina-based energy provider, has deployed Extreme Networks' Summit WM wireless LAN solution and Altitude 350 access...

Hot spots must find a way to co-exist 

By: By Alan Tilles

In October 2003, I gave a presentation at a Wireless Airport Association meeting in which I stated that airports' shared wireless systems were a wonderful...

iPass secures the enterprise 

By: By Donny Jackson

IPass announced the availability of Virtual Office and Device Lockdown solutions as part of the company's effort to provide enterprises with a unified...

Louisiana State Police invest $5 million in wireless broadband network 

ERF Wireless, a provider of encrypted wireless networks for the banking industry, has entered into an agreement with the Louisiana State Police to construct...

Map-driven CAD system promises simplification 

By: By Mary Rose Roberts

IPC unveiled the IQ/CAD, a map-driven dispatch system that promises a simplified user interface. Angela Landess, IPC's product manager, said the solution's...

Wireless sensor system guides urban firefighters 

By: By Mary Rose Roberts

Mechanical Engineering Department students at the University of California, Berkeley, teamed with the Chicago Fire Department on Fire Information and...

Disaster communications not ready a year after Katrina 

By: By Donny Jackson

There are many lessons to be learned in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, but the public-safety communications problems cited in numerous reports likely...

Army depot invests in active RFID technology 

Pennsylvania-based Tobyhanna Army Depot has expanded its use of Where-Net's active RFID, real-time locating system technology to streamline the repair...

California county upgrades 911 systems 

The Monterey County, Calif., Emergency Communications Department has selected NICE Systems' products to capture emergency radio and 911 communications...

Donahue to leave Sprint Nextel 

Sprint Nextel Executive Chairman Tim Donahue will retire effective Dec. 31, and former Liberty Media President and CEO Robert Bennett has been appointed...

Elite army unit selects portable radio 

The U.S. Army Special Operations Command selected SELEX Communications' AN/PRC-343 Personal Role Radio for the 75th Army Ranger Regiment. The AN/PRC-343...

Finding new selling points is elementary 

By: By Paul A. Wardner

Many land mobile radio dealers today wonder, What's next? in terms of sales and business opportunities. With cell phones and digital communications becoming...

Intrado next-gen 911 testing program gains participants 

Leading 911 systems provider Intrado announced that several technology companies are participating in its Intelligent Emergency Network (IEN) Connect...