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St. Louis Smart City Pilot Tests 5 Public-Safety Communications Scenarios

July 08, 2020 | Comments

A Smart City Interoperability Reference Architecture (SCIRA) pilot in St. Louis brought together tech providers and public-safety stakeholders in a first-of-its-kind exercise that involved five emergency scenarios. SCIRA is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) framework to facilitate the integration and operability of disparate IT systems.

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Hg Invests in European Emergency Notification Firm F24

July 08, 2020 | Comments

Hg, a European software investor, entered into an agreement to invest in F24, a pan-European provider of emergency notification, crisis and incident management and critical communications based in Munich. Hg will invest in a stake owned by Armira and co-founder Ralf Meister, and will become the majority shareholder in the business.

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Baltimore PD Deploys RMS from Axon

July 08, 2020 | Comments

The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is deploying Axon's records management system (RMS). This new solution will reduce data silos and seamlessly integrate with Axon's cloud-based digital evidence management solution, Axon Evidence, giving direct access to video footage, documents and citizen-captured evidence to expedite the report-writing process and easily share data with third parties.

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Danville Police Department Deploys Digital Ally Body Cameras

July 08, 2020 | Comments

Digital Ally received a purchase order from Danville (Illinois) Police Department for 26 body cameras, 16 in-car camera systems and 23 auto-activation devices.

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DHS Releases Emergency Communications Value Analysis Guide

July 07, 2020 | Comments

To help agencies determine public-safety communications solutions that strike the balance between cost and value, federal groups released a guide that compiles recommendations, best practices and considerations for public-safety agencies to evaluate equipment cost effectiveness.

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Hytera Announces Carrier-Integrated Mission-Critical PoC Technology

July 07, 2020 | Comments

Hytera introduced a carrier-integrated mission-critical version of its push-to-talk (PTT) over cellular (PoC) broadband solution. The HyTalk MC end-to-end solution supports Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) mission-critical PTT (MCPTT), mission-critical data (MCData) and mission-critical video (MCVideo) services for mission- and business-critical communications users.

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NARUC Forms Emergency Preparedness Task Force

July 07, 2020 | Comments

In response to the coronavirus pandemic and weather emergencies, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) President Brandon Presley established a new task force focused on emergency preparedness, recovery and resiliency and a special subcommittee to examine the national response to COVID-19. Arkansas Commissioner Kimberly O’Guinn will chair the new task force, and Washington Commissioner Ann Rendahl will chair the subcommittee.

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Phillips 66 Runs Private Cellular Network Proof of Concept for IIoT

July 07, 2020 | Comments

Accenture and AT&T are working with Phillips 66 to develop industrial cellular wireless connectivity with the development of a private cellular network solution for potential future 5G use cases, including support for industrial internet of things (IIoT) and low-latency applications.

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Honduras 9-1-1 Group Deploys RADWIN Equipment

July 07, 2020 | Comments

Honduras 911 Sistema Nacional de Emergencias (SNE) deployed point-to-point products for intercity connectivity and point-to-multipoint products to drive high-definition (HD) video transmission for centralized closed-circuit TV (CCTV) monitoring of Choluteca, Nacaome and San Lorenzo city.

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OMNIQ to Deploy AI-Based License Plate Reader in Himalayas

July 07, 2020 | Comments

OMNIQ received an order to provide its artificial intelligence (AI)-based safe city systems for a country in the Himalaya mountain range. OMNIQ’s automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) system can capture license plates of vehicles and motorcycles traveling along selected roads and gateways. OMNIQ expects additional orders to follow.

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