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Oregon 9-1-1 District Selects Federal Engineering for Radio Replacement Project

February 01, 2022 | Comments

The Columbia 9-1-1 Communications District (Columbia 9-1-1) in Oregon retained Federal Engineering (FE) to assess alternatives to replace the district’s existing radio system, provide independent recommendations and analyze radio vendor proposals.

APCO Lays Out 2022 Advocacy Priorities

January 28, 2022 | Comments

In a blog, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International outlined its regulatory priorities for 2022.

January 21, 2022 | Comments

The FCC released a notice seeking comment on several areas related to safeguards to protect Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) and Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) information.

January 19, 2022 | Comments

NextNav entered into an agreement with a national wireless carrier to deliver vertical location for E9-1-1 using NextNav’s Pinnacle 911 solution for all its customers.

January 19, 2022 | Comments

Paragould, Arkansas, selected CentralSquare’s 911 Pro to for its emergency dispatch needs to provide its dispatchers with easy-to-use software applications and key tools, like improved location resources, to make their jobs simpler and help provide better services to the citizens they serve.

January 14, 2022 | Comments

Brooks Shannon joined the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) as the association’s interoperability program manager.

January 11, 2022 | Comments

Finding parties in distress can be a major challenge for first responders responding to an emergency situation. 9-1-1 centers, including in Prince William County, Virginia, are using emergency information databases to find citizens more quickly and provide better, more efficient service.

January 06, 2022 | Comments

The Detroit 9-1-1 communications center will be deploying NICE Inform Elite to digitally transform processes around tracking performance metrics, performing quality assurance reviews and reconstructing incidents.

January 06, 2022 | Comments

The National Association of State 911 Administrators (NASNA) selected Mission Critical Partners (MCP) to facilitate a series of regional workshops for 9-1-1 directors designed to enhance interoperability between next generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) systems, public-safety broadband communications networks, and other vital communications networks and systems, including traditional LMR and CAD systems.

Comtech Appoints Porcelain CEO

January 04, 2022 | Comments

Comtech Telecommunications appointed Michael Porcelain CEO as of December 31, and a member of the board of directors, effective January 3.