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Beginning Thursday, the Springfield (MA) Police Department will encrypt its police radio transmissions, with the scrambling of messages on private scanners intended to protect officer safety, according to a department spokesman.
Read More →Silvus’ Mobile Networked MIMO (MN-MIMO) technology utilizes a combination of Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (COFDM) modulation and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna techniques.
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Although the Murrietta Police Department was happy with its new radios, the agency looked to Impact Power Technologies for longer-lasting batteries.
Read More →Impact Power Technologies (IPT) won the Boston PD bid against five competitors for conversion of its Motorola XTS 2500 radio batteries to IPT extended life batteries.
Read More →While city cops and firefighters participated in a much-touted terror drill at a Manhattan subway station Sunday, several EMTs griped that it was a farce as far as their unit is concerned — because it’s still nearly impossible for them to communicate underground.
Read More →The Miami Beach (FL) Police Department depends almost entirely on two-way handheld radios for its communications. However, the OEM batteries that powered their radios weren't meeting their needs. So the agency turned to Impact Power Technologies.
Read More →Twitco Corporation of Jaffrey, N.H., has acquired Covert Systems LLC of Prescott Valley, Ariz. Twitco Corp supplies two-way radio accessories to public safety and private security agencies through its Twitco Distributing division. Covert Systems is a re-seller of audio/video security/surveillance products.
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K-9 handler Deputy Shawn Rosner uses Pryme Bluetooth radio accessories to increase his mobility and range on duty.
Read More →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.
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Officers have come to rely on both their in-car and portable radios for critical intelligenc. Here's a look at some trends in police communications today and some evolving technologies that will radically change them in the near future.
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