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Mobile Satellite Ventures Expands Communications Coverage from Coast to Coast
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has joined with the state of Washington's Military Department Emergency Management Division to launch the NorthWest Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroup (NWSMART) serving public safety interests throughout seven states in the northwestern U.S.
October 13, 2008
Technology
Mobile Satellite Ventures Changes Name to SkyTerra
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) announced it has changed its name to SkyTerra, which presently is the name of MSV’s parent company (SkyTerra Communications Inc.), and has become the name for all MSV-named entities operating in the United States and Canada.
December 7, 2008
Technology
BGAN
Inmarsat
If your standard communications go down or you need additional capacity, you can count on Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) to provide satellite communications for reliable coverage and mobile broadband connectivity wherever you go.
March 24, 2010
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Technology
SkyTerra Wins International Technology Innovation Award
SkyTerra, formerly Mobile Satellite Ventures, is the recipient of the 2009 Frost & Sullivan North America Technology Innovation of the Year Award in Space Communications.
January 24, 2009
Special Units
Meridian Offers Refurbished Mobile Command Centers
Until now, mobile command centers were built on a brand new chassis, and often cost at least $750,000, depending on the amount of technology included. Meridian's refurbished mobile command centers often sell for 70 percent less and feature the same technology, components and durability, according to Meridian.
June 17, 2010
Photo courtesy of Meridian.
Vehicle Ops
Mobile Command Vehicles
Find a command center on wheels to meet your agency's needs.
August 11, 2010
Farber
Technology
Agile Interoperable Solutions Introduces Two New Solutions for Multi-Agency Communications
The company says CORE provides seamless, efficient, and secure communications between multiple parties/agencies. Housed in a portable, rugged enclosure, CORE is a complete solution combining hardware, software and mobile applications. CORE can be transported in any SUV and is typically deployed and ready to meet the communications needs of the organizations to be supported within 15 minutes of arrival on scene.
March 8, 2018
Housed in a portable, rugged enclosure, CORE is a complete solution combining hardware, software and mobile applications. CORE can be transported in any SUV and is typically deployed and ready to meet the communications needs of the organizations to be supported within 15 minutes of arrival on scene. (Photo: AIS)
Technology
C4i Introduces Portable Version of SwitchPlusIP
SwitchPlusIP Command-Center LT is portable, yet functions similarly to a dispatch center. Features include wireless push-to-talk (PTT) functionality, configurable operator roles, and individual operating preferences such as volume control.
September 13, 2011
Photo: C4i.
Technology
Verizon Frontline Deploys Operations Response Vehicle to Hurricane-Battered Florida
Verizon Frontline’s THOR joins more than 100 Verizon and Verizon Frontline assets already in place in Florida to help provide public safety agencies with a reliable connection for mission-critical voice, data and video communications.
October 11, 2022
Verizon Frontline's THOR offers its own private 5G network and features capabilities ranging from commercial satellite options to an onboard drone. (Photo: Verizon Frontline)
Technology
High-Tech Upgrades for Two Calif. Agencies
In law enforcement, new technology for police forces often arrives slowly and sporadically. In California, we're seeing a critical shift to high-tech gadgetry that could be a bellwether for forces across the country.
December 19, 2011
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies have been issued wireless fingerprint readers to quickly access records. Photo: Paul Clinton
Patrol
Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team Deploys Nearly 700 Times in 2022
The team provided public safety agencies with nearly 5,500 Verizon Frontline devices and solutions ranging from repeaters, mobile hotspots, routers, smart devices and drones to dozens of deployable satellite solutions such as Satellite Picocells on Trailers (SPOTs) during the deployments.
December 14, 2022
The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team deployed in support of nearly 750 public safety agencies and in nearly every state in 2022
Vehicle Ops
Buying a Mobile Command Center
Acquiring any big ticket item for a law enforcement agency takes lots of time and lots of money. So when the Indiana Department of Homeland Security had the opportunity to purchase a new mobile command center from Supreme Specialty Vehicles, Response Director Shane A. Booker wanted to do it right the first time.
August 11, 2010
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Technology
Verizon Frontline Debuts Connected Police Cruiser Prototype
The Mobile Utility Technology Transport (MUTT) is a one-of-a-kind, reimagined police cruiser capable of leveraging the network and technology of Verizon Frontline, including Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband (UW), along with additional applications and advanced computing solutions for first responders.
June 29, 2022
Verizon Frontline debuted its Mobile Utility Technology Transport (MUTT), a one-of-a-kind, reimagined police cruiser capable of leveraging the network and technology, today at the 2022 National Sheriffs’ Association annual conference.
Technology
How to Buy Mobile Data Products
Have you ever played Technology Buzzword Bingo, or wanted to? It works like this: You get a bingo card with words instead of numbers in the boxes. The words include robust, mesh, cloud, scalable, 3.0, WiMAX, and WAN. Mark off a square every time you hear the salesman say one of the words. The first one to check off five in a row gets to throw the salesman out.
February 10, 2010
Mobil Tech 1
Technology
Panasonic Expands Toughpad Family with the FZ-Q1 Semi-Rugged Tablet
With an Intel processor and running Windows 8.1 Pro, this business-grade tablet is designed for the highly mobile field worker, in either government or private sectors, who needs a device more durable than a consumer tablet. To meet varying market needs, the device will come in two configurations, a performance version featuring an Intel Core i5-4302Y vPro processor and a standard model with an Intel Celeron processor N2807.
January 8, 2016
Technology
Nokia Networks and Harris Corp. Launch LTE Coverage Solution
Nokia's and Harris' new public safety "solution on wheels" is designed to enable 4G/LTE coverage and capacity in one hour or less for first responders in disaster areas or rural emergency situations.
August 5, 2014
Technology
inReach Personal Satellite Device
DeLorme
DeLorme's inReach is an affordable rugged satellite communicator offering two-way personal text messaging with delivery confirmation, SOS alerting, and Follow-Me/Find-Me tracking and location that operates over the Iridium satellite network.
September 29, 2012
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Technology
IPMobileNet Business to be Acquired by RF Technology Pty Ltd and DX Radio
RF Technology Pty Ltd, DX Radio Systems Inc. and IPMobileNet LLC, today announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which RF Technology and DX Radio have acquired the business of IPMobileNet; a leading designer, manufacturer and integrator of mobile data solutions for the Public Safety, Utility, and Intelligent Transportation markets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
December 2, 2009
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