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Sinclair Technologies, a division of Norsat International, and a leading provider of customizable land mobile radio communication solutions, has announced the launch of the Intellitune series of auto-tunable combiners that are completely automated in detecting and tuning transmitter frequencies in the field dynamically to enable flexible wireless applications.
Harris Corporation has been selected to provide an enhanced county-wide public safety communications solution that serves more than 1,300 users in Hialeah, Florida.
Why is LMR still front and center, with broadband LTE just around the corner? A number of factors help to explain it. Some have to do with the nature of police operations, while others reflect realities around such issues as cost and infrastructure.
Office of Emergency Management and Communications Spokesperson Melissa Stratton said that the "rogue radio transmission" occurred on Wednesday evening.
FirstNet has announced that first responders can now sign up for FirstNet cellular service at more than 5,300 AT&T retail stores. Verified first responders, including volunteers, can sign up for FirstNet service under a personal account.
Now available through GSA, Pryme’s Bluetooth Speaker Mic featuring rotary volume control is ideal for police LMR users who wear gloves.
Persistent Systems LLC announced that it has received a Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 security validation from the National Institute of Standards and Technology for its MPU5 networking radio and Embedded Module products.
As a technologist, it’s my opinion that agencies will soon be able to receive much more tactical/situational information from all active incidents, including verbal transmissions, without ever touching a communications device.
"Unauthorized individuals have used Cambria County radio frequency to transmit false information to authorities while posing as police officers and corrections officers," District Attorney Kelly Callihan said in a statement.
Using the AT&T network for nationwide two-way radio communications, the service also includes GPS Google Mapping.