Motorola, Intel to work on mobile WiMAX 

Motorola and Intel yesterday announced plans to jointly help develop a standard for 802.16e, a proposed WiMAX standard that is designed to enable mobile applications...

CML lands Montana 911 deal 

By: By Donny Jackson

Emergency communications systems provider CML Emergency Services today announced an agreement to provide equipment to public-safety answering points (PSAPs) throughout the state of Montana...

Vancouver taxi company deploys next-gen dispatch solution 

Richmond, B.C.-based Digital Dispatch announced that Yellow Cab Company of Vancouver will deploy its next-generation dispatch solution that consists of the company’s iPilot 8000 mobile computers and the PathFinder dispatch application...

Virginia city launches city-wide BPL network 

Communications Technologies (COMTek) announced that it has deployed a city-wide broadband-over-powerline network in Manassas, Va....

Avtec, Trident partner on digital trunked radio interface 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

Dispatch system vendor Avtec Inc. and Trident Micro Systems will announce a jointly developed digital interface that connects Trident’s NTS solution and Avtec’s DSPatch and DSPatchNET console communications systems during next week’s Enterprise Wireless show in Nashville, Tenn....

AT&T offers plan for nomadic VoIP 911 

By: By Donny Jackson

AT&T has submitted a proposal known as Heartbeat to the FCC that the company said is designed to help ensure that even nomadic customers of its CallVantage voice-over-IP service have updated address information when making 911 calls...

Radio IP secures patent 

Radio IP Software this week announced that it was awarded a U.S. patent for its suite of middleware technology as a gateway for wireless networking...

Consortium changes 802.11n landscape again 

By: By Donny Jackson

In yet another twist in the saga surrounding efforts to establish a next-generation 802.11 standard, a previously reported splinter group this week announced that it has the support of most key players in the industry...

Florida counties turn to CML for 911 solution 

By: By Donny Jackson

CML Emergency Services this week announced the deployment of a tri-county 911 system for Gulf, Franklin and Calhoun counties on Florida’s Gulf Coast...

Mapping application unveiled for Blackberrys 

MapQuest, Research in Motion-manufacturer of the Blackberry personal digital assistant-and Sprint Nextel jointly announced the availability of MapQuest’s “Find Me” location-based application on Blackberry 7520 handsets operating on Nextel’s national network...

Motorola, Microsoft to combine on first responder applications 

Microsoft and Motorola jointly announced an initiative through which the companies will jointly develop a series of software applications that would let first responders improve their handling and storage of incident information. ...

Study: Municipal broadband a risky proposition 

By: By Donny Jackson

Municipalities should not compete against the private sector in the broadband market, but governmental entities can play an important role to ensure that high-speed data services are available to their constituents, according to a study released this week...

Mobile satellite vendor wins federal contract 

Mobile satellite and radio communications vendor Thrane & Thrane announced it has been awarded a five-year General Services Administration contract...

RFID application added to mobile computers 

Skaneateles Falls, N.Y.-based Hand Held Products has added a radio frequency identification application developed by U.K.-headquartered UnIOue ID to its line of mobile computers...

Google makes bid for no-cost Wi-Fi in San Francisco 

Internet search engine company Google confirmed it has made a proposal to provide free wireless Internet access via a wireless mesh network throughout the city of San Francisco, according to numerous media reports...