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The Wireless Register - Public Safety Radio News and Events http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/ en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:51:07 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/images/classicgrey/misc/rss.png The Wireless Register - Public Safety Radio News and Events http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/ Priority Dispatch announces platform enhancements http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18320-priority-dispatch-announces-platform-enhancements.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:36:05 GMT Mike Thompson, fire and EMS consultant for Priority Dispatch, speaks with UC Editor-in-Chief Glenn Bischoff, about several new enhancements to the... Mike Thompson, fire and EMS consultant for Priority Dispatch, speaks with UC Editor-in-Chief Glenn Bischoff, about several new enhancements to the company’s platforms that will be released later this year, during this week’s National Emergency Number Association (NENA) conference in Charlotte, N.C.

More... ]]> Public Safety Radio News and Events Marconi http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18320-priority-dispatch-announces-platform-enhancements.html 911 telecommunicators are ‘ordinary people in extraordinary http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18310-911-telecommunicators-%91ordinary-people-extraordinary.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:31:08 GMT Image: http://urgentcomm.com/site-files/urgentcomm.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/gb-photo-large01.jpg ...

Activity in the 911 center depicted in the movie "The Call"--starring Halle Berry--are reasonably accurate, according to officials from the National Emergency Number Association (NENA). Those who see the movie learn that communications in a public-safety answering point (PSAP) is critical and that the time of telecommunicators should not be wasted.

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More... ]]> Public Safety Radio News and Events Marconi http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18310-911-telecommunicators-%91ordinary-people-extraordinary.html ModUcom intros 911 tablet, apps http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18309-moducom-intros-911-tablet-apps.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:31:08 GMT Ira Gore, director of national sales for ModUcom, speaks with UC Editor-in-Chief Glenn Bischoff, about the company’s new tablet device, as well as... Ira Gore, director of national sales for ModUcom, speaks with UC Editor-in-Chief Glenn Bischoff, about the company’s new tablet device, as well as new text and video capabilities targeted to the hearing-impaired community, during this week’s National Emergency Number Association (NENA) conference in Charlotte, N.C.

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More... ]]> Public Safety Radio News and Events Marconi http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18307-intrado-talks-about-hf-offering.html Standards will be critical for text-to-911 services http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18289-standards-will-critical-text-911-services.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:28:17 GMT As public safety agencies face the imminent implementation of text-to-911 capabilities, the role of industry standards becomes essential. * View... As public safety agencies face the imminent implementation of text-to-911 capabilities, the role of industry standards becomes essential.

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More... ]]> Public Safety Radio News and Events Marconi http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18289-standards-will-critical-text-911-services.html <![CDATA[Text to 911: We can't afford to wait]]> http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18288-text-911-we-cant-afford-wait.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:28:17 GMT Image: http://urgentcomm.com/site-files/urgentcomm.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/toni-dunne-6.jpg ...

With the hard-of-hearing community turning to texting as a primary means of communication, text-to-911 services need to be developed and deployed as quickly as possible.

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More... ]]> Public Safety Radio News and Events Marconi http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18288-text-911-we-cant-afford-wait.html PSAPs find text-to-911 transition relatively straightforward http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18287-psaps-find-text-911-transition-relatively-straightforward.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:28:17 GMT Adding text-to-911 functionality to public-safety answering points (PSAPs) has proven helpful without being particularly difficult or burdensome,... Adding text-to-911 functionality to public-safety answering points (PSAPs) has proven helpful without being particularly difficult or burdensome, according to officials for two 911 centers that have been receiving emergency text communications via solutions provided by Intrado.

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More... ]]> Public Safety Radio News and Events Marconi http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18287-psaps-find-text-911-transition-relatively-straightforward.html Next-gen 911 system from Intrado helps Vermont weather Hurri http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18286-next-gen-911-system-intrado-helps-vermont-weather-hurri.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:28:17 GMT On August 28, 2011—amid the chaos, devastation and destruction of Hurricane Irene—Vermont’s 911 emergency communications service stood steadfast with... On August 28, 2011—amid the chaos, devastation and destruction of Hurricane Irene—Vermont’s 911 emergency communications service stood steadfast with help from its next-generation 911 emergency services network deployed by Intrado.

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More... ]]> Public Safety Radio News and Events Marconi http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18286-next-gen-911-system-intrado-helps-vermont-weather-hurri.html Band 14 in every cellular device? http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18259-band-14-every-cellular-device.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:53:30 GMT Including the band in every wireless device--phones, tablet computers, electric meters and more--should dramatically reduce the cost of chipsets,... Including the band in every wireless device--phones, tablet computers, electric meters and more--should dramatically reduce the cost of chipsets, potentially create new funding mechanisms, and provide public officials with a vital alerting resource in emergencies that they don't have today.

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More... ]]> Public Safety Radio News and Events Marconi http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18259-band-14-every-cellular-device.html EWA requests processing changes for T-Band applications http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18258-ewa-requests-processing-changes-t-band-applications.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:53:30 GMT (McLean, Va.) The Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) sent a letter to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) asking that the FCC temporarily... (McLean, Va.) The Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) sent a letter to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) asking that the FCC temporarily establish a separate processing queue for applications above 470 MHz for which conditional licensing is not an option, pointing out that the heavy volume of narrowbanding applicants has considerably slowed processing, which continues to run behind by more than five months. EWA points out that applicants in the upper bands must wait until their application has been processed, even for items as simple as changing an emission des

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More... ]]> Public Safety Radio News and Events Marconi http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18258-ewa-requests-processing-changes-t-band-applications.html EWA: Spectrum reform will cost nearly a half billion dollars http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18257-ewa-spectrum-reform-will-cost-nearly-half-billion-dollars.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:53:30 GMT (McLean, Va.)--As part of their response to the FCC’s inquiry regarding how best to reallocate the 470-512 MHz band (T-Band) in response to last year’s spectrum reform legislation, the Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) provided the results of custom research that EWA commissioned from Televate, LLC on the costs affiliated with moving 764 I/B T-Band systems into a single portion of contiguous T-Band spectrum. The results of that research revealed a minimum cost of $449,200,000.

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More... ]]> Public Safety Radio News and Events Marconi http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18257-ewa-spectrum-reform-will-cost-nearly-half-billion-dollars.html Yet another 911 funding tale of woe http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18256-yet-another-911-funding-tale-woe.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:53:30 GMT Image: http://urgentcomm.com/site-files/urgentcomm.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/gb-photo-large_0.jpg ...

New Jersey residents generate $130 million annually to support the state's 911 system--yet allegedly none of the money makes it to the county level. This is more evidence that the 911 sector's funding model needs a major overhaul.

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More... ]]> Public Safety Radio News and Events Marconi http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18256-yet-another-911-funding-tale-woe.html FirstNet grants extension for BTOP recipients http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18236-firstnet-grants-extension-btop-recipients.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:16:03 GMT Entities have through July 12 to complete spectrum-lease negotiations; meanwhile, the deadline to spend grant money also is expected to be pushed... Entities have through July 12 to complete spectrum-lease negotiations; meanwhile, the deadline to spend grant money also is expected to be pushed back one year to September 2015.
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More... ]]> Public Safety Radio News and Events Marconi http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18236-firstnet-grants-extension-btop-recipients.html Ubiquity Networks unveils enterprise-class video surveillanc http://www.thewirelessregister.com/forums/public-safety-radio-news-events/18192-ubiquity-networks-unveils-enterprise-class-video-surveillanc.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:51:18 GMT San Jose, Calif.—June 10, 2013—Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UBNT) (“Ubiquiti”) today introduced airVision 2, a complete, integrated and disruptively-priced video surveillance system for up to 50-camera deployments.

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