Motorola introduces Wi-Fi card for 2.4, 4.9 GHz 

By: By Donny Jackson and Mary Rose Roberts

Motorola recently announced the launch of the WDE1000, which the vendor giant touts as the first 2.4 GHz and 4.9 GHz dual-band Wi-Fi card for citywide...

Digital Angel lands $3.2 million for pilot program 

By: By Donny Jackson

Digital Angel landed a $3.2 million contract from the South Carolina Army National Guard for a pilot program involving its OuterLink satellite communications...

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...

Pa. state police tests statewide system 

By: By Mary Rose Roberts

The Pennsylvania State Police's Lancaster barracks started a pilot program to test a new, statewide public-safety radio system to give troopers, first...

What will they think of next? 

By: By Mary Rose Roberts

Radio frequency identification technology isn't just being used to keep track of products and secure U.S. borders. Here are just a few of the more creative...

Sprint Nextel boosts hurricane response 

In preparation for this year's hurricane season, Sprint Nextel is expanding the scope of its emergency response team, which helps public-safety agencies...

Richmond, Va., chooses CAD system 

The City of Richmond, Va., chose Intergraph's computer-aided dispatch system for its police, fire and emergency medical services departments....

Southern county installs Wi-Fi 

Dickenson County, Va., chose Proxim Wireless for a municipal Wi-Fi network for public-safety, residential and business users. The network will be operated...

Hospital system integrates mobile communications 

Global Care Quest will provide Los Angeles-based Century City Doctors Hospital with its mobile Integrated Clinical Information System, which will be built...

Washington state utility chooses VoIP console system 

Zetron's end-to-end, VoIP console system was deployed at Puget Sound Energy, Washington state's largest energy utility. The system was designed in concert...

StarChase partners with Australian systems integrator 

StarChase signed a $1.2 million contract with Metal Storm Ltd. of Brisbane, Australia, to serve as the systems integrator for the commercialization of...

Chicago-area communities deploy mobile broadband network 

Six Chicago-area communities deployed a regional, mobile broadband network using Alvarion's Breeze Access 900 system, which supports fixed and mobile...

M/A-COM helps New Orleans get ready 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

M/A-COM said it has provided the city of New Orleans with its NetworkFirst IP-based radio communications system to help the city prepare for this year's...

Caregivers can now use wireless handsets in forbidden areas 

San Antonio-based SBC Communications is offering local area hospitals a wireless local area network for voice and data communications. The service includes...

Energy companies chose Motorola for P25 project 

Tuscan Electric Power selected Motorola to deploy a Project 25 radio system. The digital, trunked, two-way radio system will be used for interoperability...