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July 01, 2020 | Comments

GeoComm hired Dan Craigie as business development program manager. He was most recently the 9-1-1 program manager for the Emergency Communication Networks Division at the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

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JPS PoC App Gains FirstNet App Catalog Certification

July 01, 2020 | Comments

Following a rigorous review process, JPS VIA is now First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Certified and accessible via the FirstNet App Catalog.

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Carbyne Awarded 9-1-1 Live Video Patent

July 01, 2020 | Comments

Carbyne was awarded a U.S patent for converting 9-1-1 calls to live video.

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ANSI Publishes Updated UAS Road Map

July 01, 2020 | Comments

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) published a road map for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) standards and assessment programs.

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AT&T Executive Named CTIA Board Chairman

July 01, 2020 | Comments

CTIA announced David Christopher, executive vice president and general manager – AT&T Mobility, as its new board chairman.

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CU Boulder Launches Online Encryption Literature Database

July 01, 2020 | Comments

Cross-campus teams at the University of Colorado Boulder launched the Encryption Compendium, a resource on reports, essays and other work related to the field of encryption policy.

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4 Entities Awarded $2M Public-Safety Challenge

July 01, 2020 | Comments

Three U.S. Department of Commerce agencies announced the awardee of the $2 million Accelerate R2 Network (R2 Network) Challenge. The R2 Network Challenge connects stakeholders in the response and resilience (R2) industries, accelerating the speed at which startups and other organizations can bring innovations to the public-safety market.

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Motorola Solutions Names Winkler CFO, Reaffirms Quarterly Guidance

July 01, 2020 | Comments

Motorola Solutions named Jason Winkler executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Winkler succeeds Gino Bonanotte, who will retire from Motorola Solutions at the end of the year. Bonanotte will work closely with Winkler through the remainder of 2020 to ensure a smooth transition.

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Sonim to Add NextNav’s Z-Axis Location Data in Devices

July 01, 2020 | Comments

NextNav announced a partnership with Sonim Technologies to make NextNav’s Z-axis location technology available to first responders and 9-1-1 emergency services.

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DHS Announces $385M in Final Grant Allocations

July 01, 2020 | Comments

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced final allocations of $385 million for seven fiscal year (FY) 2020 DHS competitive preparedness grant programs. These allocations, together with the more than $1.3 billion in noncompetitive grant funding announced by DHS in February and April, total nearly $1.8 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2020 granted to assist states, local areas, tribal and territorial governments, nonprofit agencies and the private sector with preparedness efforts.

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