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Maxxess Partners with Elcomplus for Motorola Digital Radio Integration

June 30, 2020 | Comments

Maxxess Systems partnered with SmartPTT by Elcomplus to deliver an integration with Motorola Solutions digital radios to improve response times to critical events, the companies said. The SmartPTT integration with Maxxess InSite allows InSite to automatically communicate over Motorola radios in the event of an emergency, speeding information dissemination and saving critical time for first responders and security personnel.

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Ericsson Joins European Rail Association

June 29, 2020 | Comments

Ericsson joined UNIFE, an industry association that represents European train builders and rail equipment suppliers. By joining UNIFE, Ericsson said it strengthens its commitment to developing critical network capabilities for the rail industry.

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Sweden Moves Forward on Plan for Public-Safety Broadband

June 29, 2020 | Comments

The Swedish government 25 June issued two assignments to the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), which will be the starting point for the work to develop a robust and effective broadband communications system for public-safety users.

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Australian Agency Seeks Comment on Disaster Communications

June 26, 2020 | Comments

The Australian Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements is seeking comments into the issues that affect firefighters and other emergency service providers, including communications.

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9-1-1 Indoor Location, First Responder Priority Services on FCC’s July Agenda

June 25, 2020 | Comments

The FCC plans to address the issue of 9-1-1 indoor location accuracy requirements at its July open meeting.

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DHS S&T Requests Proposals for First Responder Technology

June 25, 2020 | Comments

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced it is seeking new technologies for first responders. Industry, academia, laboratories and the innovation community are invited to submit proposals related to four technology categories through the new Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicitation (BAA 18-02 Call 0002) until July 22.

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Schwartz Named Anterix CEO, O’Brien Moves to Executive Chairman

June 25, 2020 | Comments

Anterix announced its executive leadership succession plan, with the board of directors unanimously appointing Anterix's President Rob Schwartz to succeed Morgan O'Brien as CEO and O'Brien to succeed Brian McAuley as executive chairman.

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Liverpool Hospital Gains New Paging System

June 25, 2020 | Comments

The Royal Liverpool Hospital COVID-19 ward in the U.K. has a new paging system installed by Stanley Security Healthcare, with the aid of ViaLite Communications.

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Atos Selects Zenoss Monitoring for NG 9-1-1 in California

June 25, 2020 | Comments

Atos Public Safety selected Zenoss AIOps and full-stack monitoring for its next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) platform needs. The monitoring capabilities of Zenoss Cloud will serve as a foundational element of Atos Public Safety’s strategic digital transformation initiatives nationwide, starting with the state of California.

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Singapore Firm Deploys PTT Service

June 25, 2020 | Comments

GRID Communications launched GRIDTalk, a new push-to-talk (PTT) service plan that provides high-priority dedicated service on Singapore's largest telco network.

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