This year was supposed to mark a major milestone in the ability to locate wireless devices indoors when callers dial 911, so that first responders can reach them faster. It didn't quite pan out that way; development and implementation of the technologies that enable...
Honeywell announced it has agreed to acquire privately held US Digital Designs, a Tempe, Arizona-based company, in an all-cash transaction.
The company delivers alerting and dispatch communications solutions, which enhance first responders? efficacy and enable faster emergency response times, Honeywell said.
The acquisition will be integrated...
Each year for the past 12 years, the Federal Communications Commission has gathered information from states and territories about their 911 fee collection, distribution and general operations and put it together in a report to Congress. Usually published in early December of each year,...
States reported that 72% of 911 calls received in 2019 came from wireless phones—but the FCC thinks it's probably more
Each year for the past 12 years, the Federal Communications Commission has gathered information from states and territories about their 911 fee collection, distribution and...
AT&T says that its "aggressive" expansion of Band 14 coverage is more than 95% complete
The number of public safety and first responder connections on the AT&T-FirstNet network has passed 2.8 million, AT&T reported, with more than 18,500 agencies and organizations across the country making...
Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF), which specializes in in-building Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and repeaters for public safety and commercial radio frequencies, announced a new long range annunciator, ANN-L, for its public safety repeaters.
The ANN-L is ADRF's first annunciator capable of extending the range of...
AT&T-FirstNet has struck a new contract to provide service to 15 U.S. Air Force bases for a term of 21 years, which is the remainder of AT&T's public-private partnership contract with the First Responders Network Authority.
The Air Force is adopting FirstNet at those 15...
Verizon connectivity will help Harris County ESD No. 11 respond to the more than 55,000 emergency calls it receives over the course of a year
Verizon Frontline will provide the Harris County, Texas Emergency Services District (ESD) No. 11 with connectivity and smartphones per a...
The First Responders Network Authority board has set its budget for the coming fiscal year, which includes $94 million in network reinvestments.
The board approved a $253 million budget for fiscal year 2022, allocating $79.3 million for the authority's operating budget, $79.3 million in...
AT&T is making sub-6 GHz 5G network access available to FirstNet customers in 10 more U.S. cites, expanding the use of High-Power User Equipment and touting the ability of the network to be used as a backup connectivity option for public safety answering points...
Parallel Wireless and Neptune Communications will use Open RAN to provide mission-critical voice, data service to government agencies in Barbados
Parallel Wireless and Neptune Communications are laying claim to delivering the first Open RAN (O-RAN) compliant 4G LTE solution in the Caribbean. Neptune’s 4G LTE...
THOR is suitable for hard-to-reach or hard-to-navigate environments and situations
As part of its collaboration with the Department of Defense through NavalX and the SoCal Tech Bridge, Verizon Frontline unveiled a Tactical Humanitarian Operations Response (THOR) vehicle at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar. The...
FirstNet-AT&T has expanded its fleet of portable land- and air-based cell sites for temporary coverage, with more than 100 deployables now available to FirstNet subscribers at no additional charge.
The new deployables include three Communications Vehicles (CVs) stationed across the country, four micro satellite...
The European Union's BroadWay project, which paves a technological path for interoperable, cross-border public safety broadband, has taken another step toward reality, with the project recently demonstrating the results of its prototyping phase for buyers in EU member countries.
According to a Project BroadWay...
The 5G solutions developed by Ericsson and Leonardo will support more advanced use cases and mission-critical services
Ericsson is sharing R&D capabilities and cyber security, 5G and service evolution competences with global technology company Leonardo to improve operations and security in public safety and industrial...
Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF), which specializes in in-building Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and repeaters for public safety and commercial radio frequencies, announced the commercial availability of its PSR-U Series VHF and UHF channelized digital repeaters.
In a release, the firm said that the PSR-U Series...
When it comes to Emergency Radio Communication Enhancement Systems (ERCES), the reliability and radio coverage of the system can directly impact property and lives saved.
If cellular coverage is spotty or otherwise poor inside a building due to construction materials or environmental obstacles, not only...
The public safety network will have Samsung’s Mission-Critical Push-to-Talk capabilities
Samsung Electronics is working with Korean mobile operators on the deployment of the world’s first 3GPP-compliant nationwide public safety LTE (PS-LTE) network. The PS-LTE network will operate in 700 MHz spectrum to provide connectivity...
Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF), which specializes in in-building Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and repeaters for public safety and commercial radio frequencies, announced a strategic agreement with fire detection and alarm company Edwards to provide the latter's customers with mission-critical, emergency radio communication enhancement systems...
Selecting and installing public safety communications systems can be challenging. For example, it can be tough to decipher the stringent code requirements that vary from one locale to another. To complicate the issue, some systems create noise and interfere with the macro network, while...
Potter previously acquired TowerIQ as it builds out public safety portfolio
Potter Electric Signal Company announced the acquisition of SureCall?s emergency responder communication enhancement systems (ERCES) business which provides in-building public safety radio communications for first responders.
In 2020, Potter acquired TowerIQ, a manufacturer of wireless...
Smart building specialist Honeywell has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Fiplex Communications, a Miami-based company that develops in-building communications systems, the former said in a release.
Fiplex?s portfolio includes bi-directional amplifiers (BDAs) that provide continuous and critical in-building radio coverage in...
The FirstNet Authority has made "significant progress" toward fulfilling its mandate to oversee and manage the build-out and operations of a nationwide cellular network for first responders, according to the authority's latest annual report to Congress.
The FirstNet Authority is an independent entity that...
In-building wireless technology provider Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF) has announced the commercial availability of a new public safety repeater for first responder communication in small to mid-sized buildings.
The company noted that its new PSR-78-8527 0.5W Public Safety 700/800 MHz digital repeater is "ideal" for...
