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Cassidian Communications CORP25 LMR System Acceptance Declared by the City of Richardson
December 13, 2011• Open standards CORP25 LMR radio solution provides the City of Richardson with true choice and
significant cost savings
• CORP25 makes the City the first municipality in Texas to integrate best-in-class network
components from multiple vendors
• Citywide simulcast network features OTAR and OTAP packet data services
• IP-based CORP25 network sets the stage for advanced public safety communications
Anritsu Introduces PIM Master Model for UMTS Band VIII and LTE Band 8 Networks
December 13, 2011Morgan Hill, CA – November 29, 2011 – Anritsu Company introduces the MW8209A PIM Master, an innovative passive intermodulation (PIM) analyzer that covers the 900 MHz band to address the growing need to measure PIM in E-GSM networks, including UMTS Band VIII and LTE Band 8. Designed for use with Anritsu handheld analyzers, the MW8209A comes with Anritsu’s Distance-to-PIM technology, the only tool on the market that can determine if the cause of PIM is at the base station or in the surrounding environment.
Read full articlePublic Safety Applauds Boehner’s Inclusion of D Block Spectrum, Broadband Funding in House Payroll Tax Reduction Extension Bill
December 13, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 13, 1011 – The Public Safety Alliance (PSA) today applauded the inclusion of public safety spectrum…
Read full articleTest Alert by Verizon Leads to Confusion in N.J.
December 13, 2011NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Not quite the “War Of The Worlds” broadcast of a Martian invasion in New Jersey, a Verizon “emergency” alert Monday that the company texted to its wireless customers still jangled some nerves and triggered hundreds of calls from concerned residents to local and state offices.
Read full articleASAP Makes a Difference in Houston Burglary
December 13, 2011On Tuesday 12/01/11 around 1:30 a.m., a Monitronics 3rd shift Emergency Dispatch Operator, Delia Rico, received a counter motion burglary…
Read full articleHigh Desert, Calif., Emergency Operations Center Budget Skyrockets
December 8, 2011The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday [Dec. 6] agreed to increase the construction budget of the High Desert Public Safety Operations Center in Hesperia by 45 percent. … It includes a $4.75 million 800-megahertz radio upgrade project.
Read full articleConfused Callers Vilifying Wrong Fire Department
December 8, 2011OBION, Tenn. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter in the West Tennessee city of Obion says the department is getting ugly…
Read full articleFirst Data-Driven Policing Training Held in RI
December 8, 2011PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Representatives from 10 police departments in Rhode Island and Massachusetts have participated in a training focusing…
Read full articleMore Drivers Texting at Wheel, Despite State Bans
December 8, 2011WASHINGTON (AP) — For all the criticism and new legal bans, texting by drivers just keeps increasing, especially among younger motorists.
Read full articleNation’s Public Safety Leadership Reiterates Support for S.911
December 8, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 8, 2011 –As Congress continues to move forward with legislation to allocate D block spectrum to…
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