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Search Result: Public Safety Broadband

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Public Safety Broadband: Looking Ahead After 9/11

September 30, 2011

Public safety officials are increasingly aware of the disconnect between technology that's available to the average consumer and technology that's available to first responders. Many lawmakers are listening and stepping up to help public safety get the wireless network and technology it needs.

Obama Jobs Bill Would Allocate D Block to Public Safety

September 14, 2011

President Obama's $474 billion jobs bill would set aside the 700Mhz D Block spectrum for a dedicated broadband public safety network and provide funding to build and operate it.

Raytheon Developing New Server, Building Two Comm Networks

August 12, 2011

Raytheon is developing a new server-based system linking 4G LTE and P25 systems that will help first responders communicate with each other during daily operations and emergencies.

Motorola's Public Safety Play: Broadband Networks

August 12, 2011

Motorola Solutions and Verizon are working closely with public safety agencies in Northern California's Bay Area and Harris County, Texas, to build and operate what will likely be the nation's first public safety broadband network on the LTE (Long Term Evolution) platform.

NYC Renews Broadband Contract with Northrop Grumman

August 3, 2011

The Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a five-year, $207 million contract renewal with the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications for ongoing operations and maintenance of the New York City Wireless Network (NYCWiN) program.

Motorola Secures $56 Million To Build Broadband Network In Mississippi

July 29, 2011

The network will be the third for Motorola Solutions, which is also building out LTE broadband networks in northern California's Bay Area and Harris County, Texas.

Interoperability: 10 Years Too Long

July 1, 2011

Regardless of the finer details, the fact remains that Americans and public safety agencies have waited far too long for an interoperable public safety broadband network. Now — not next year or the one after — is the time for Congress to lay aside differences and stand behind the more than 2 million first responders who serve this country.

Motorola To Build 700 MHz Public Safety Network In Houston

March 18, 2011

In a filing with the FCC, Motorola didn't mention LTE yet noted that Harris County selected Motorola "as its equipment vendor for technology that will be used in the Harris County layer of the intended public-safety broadband statewide network."

Raytheon and UCLA To Establish Center for Public Safety Network Systems

February 3, 2011

The mission of the UCLA-ITA Public Safety Network Systems Center is to bring together academia, industry and public safety agencies to provide technical leadership, a collaborative forum for research, and to establish standards for public safety networks.

FCC Picks LTE for Public Safety Network

January 26, 2011

The announcement was cautiously applauded by law enforcement supporters of a national broadband network that would replace the web of disparate radio frequencies that often thwart communication between police, fire and EMS during incident response.

Harris Corp. To Modernize California County's Public Safety Communications System

December 15, 2010

The Harris P25IP (Project 25 to the power of IP) VHF system will provide reliable coverage for first responders and public service agencies throughout the coastal county of 425,000 residents that spans more than 3,300 square miles.

Verizon Activates Initial 4G Markets

December 6, 2010

Law enforcement agencies are anticipating next-gen networks to deploy or expand municipal surveillance networks (if budgets allow). Connected cameras will help patrol officers work more seamlessly with central command centers to apprehend fleeing suspects and halt crimes in progress.

Alarm Industry Supports Public Safety Broadband Bill

September 22, 2010

The National Association of State Technology Directors and the Alarm Industry Communications Committee joined the Public Safety Alliance's endorsement of S.B. 3756, which would allocate the so-called D-Block spectrum to public safety and provide funding for the development of a nationwide interoperable public safety broadband network.

California Public Safety Broadband Network Gets $50.6M Stimulus Grant

September 12, 2010

The system will allow public safety personnel to transmit information more quickly and efficiently, during both day-to-day operations and major emergencies. As one example, new broadband applications would enable officers to transmit video images from an accident scene.

Federal Bill Would Bring $70 Million for Public Safety Communications Gear

August 5, 2010

Federal legislation introduced by a California congresswoman in late July would authorize $70 million in grants to provide first-responders devices capable of the highest-speed transmissions of data, voice, and video services over the Internet.

The Bandwidth Debate

July 29, 2010

Today, bandwidth is so precious that Congress and the FCC recently dictated the conversion of analog TV transmission to digital in order to free up the 700 MHz band for other uses, including 4G cellphones and public safety communications.

LTE Expands Communications For LE

July 14, 2010

As LTE begins to be deployed in 2011, according to industry leaders, patrol officers will have access to data and video in vehicles and on hand-held devices. As I have mentioned in previous blogs, the convergence of cellular applications and devices with current antiquated police radio systems has begun.

First Responders Launch Campaign for Nationwide Communications Network

June 7, 2010

The Public Safety Alliance supports H.R. 5081—also known as the Broadband for First Responders Act of 2010—that would allocate directly to public safety the spectrum needed to establish a nationwide interoperable communications network.

Motorola Explains Next-Gen Public Safety Communications

May 18, 2010

Mobile broadband technology has the potential to revolutionize police communications. Kevin McDunn, Motorola's director of its portfolio of broadband public safety applications, predicts how this will change the way you do your job and what we need in terms of technological innovations and network construction to make his prediction a reality. Read about Motorola's unveiling of its new multi-band radio.

Motorola Outlines Next-Gen Communications Strategy for Public Safety

May 18, 2010

Motorola's next generation of public safety solutions will maximize operational effectiveness by converging voice, image, data, and video communications from a multimedia, integrated command center and extend the reach of current mission-critical communications networks.

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