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Cognitive radio heads for finish 

By Donny Jackson

Testing of a radio design that is expected to result in affordable cognitive handsets will begin before the end of the year...

Satellite Providers, Qualcomm to Build Integrated Chipset 

By Donny Jackson

Cellular handsets capable of also acting as satellite phones could be available in the next three years...

The Need for Speed 

By Donny Jackson

Since the passage of the EMS Act of 1973, emergency medical services in the U.S. have made tremendous strides in their level of sophistication and their ability to provide life-saving treatments to injured patients at remote scenes...

xG Rolls Out Mobile VOIP Handsets 

By Donny Jackson

Florida-based startup xG Technology recently announced its completion of the manual assembly for its TX60 handsets by Cambridge Consultants...

Dispatches 

Harlin McEwen, currently chairman of the Public Safety Spectrum Trust, recently was awarded the IJIS Institute's Robert P. Shumate National Public Safety and Justice Contributor to Excellence Award...

Talking points 

By Donny Jackson

In recent years, the public-safety community's interest in broadband technologies has increased tremendously, as first-responder agencies have realized the benefits of leveraging high-speed networks...

Multiple choices in multiband radio 

By Donny Jackson & Glenn Bischoff

Two new devices were announced at last month's Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials annual conference in Kansas City, Mo., while a third already has been upgraded....

Solacom unveils 911 software suite 

By Mary Rose Roberts

Solacom Technologies unveiled its Guardian software suite that supports conventional and voice-over-IP call handling as well as next-generation 911 applications...

Essential gear 

By Merrill Douglas

When Utah's Crandall Canyon Mine suffered a collapse in August 2007, rescuers raced to reach six miners trapped inside and Tunnel Radio of America worked...

Digital radios in fireground limbo 

By Donny Jackson

Amid concerns surrounding digital-radio performance, several public-safety agencies are considering alternatives, including analog radios. Focus on digital-radio...

Dealers need not fear the future 

By Mark Jasin

The industry news is full of stories these days about companies engaging in consolidations, partnerships and acquisitions. At the same time, industry...

A not-so-risky investment 

By James Careless

Site hardening is a must -- even for public safety agencies on a budget...

Cistera deploys LMR recording app 

By Mary Rose Roberts

Alaska agencies capture IP voice and data transmissions for training and documentation...

Testing the waters in D.C. 

By Doug Mohney

ROW-B could provide public safety with a glimpse of its 700 MHz future...

Sprint debuts Qchat service, devices 

Lynnette Luna

Sprint Nextel introduced the long-awaited Qchat services over its CDMA 1xEV-DO Rev. A network and unveiled two new clamshell push-to-talk, or P2T, devices...

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