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Numerous New Products, Innovations Announced this Week at IWCE

March 04, 2019 | Comments

Numerous companies used the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) conference in Las Vegas this week to introduce new products and services, with innovations ranging from a push-to-talk (PTT) satellite radio to Project 25 (P25) and other digital radio advances to new dispatch and in-building solutions.

March 04, 2019 | Comments

A3M and F24, two European companies in crisis early warning, alerting and crisis management systems, now offer an integrated solution.

March 04, 2019 | Comments

The Santa Barbara (California) County Board of Supervisors unanimously selected Federal Engineering to develop technical specifications for a new emergency services radio system and manage the request for proposals (RFP) process.

March 04, 2019 | Comments

Motorola Solutions teamed with Sierra Wireless to deliver Long Term Evolution (LTE) in-vehicle communications as part of its integrated platform for mission-critical communications. Incorporating Sierra Wireless’ AirLink LTE in-vehicle routers into Motorola Solutions’ offerings will allow first responders to securely share data while en route to or at the scene of an incident.

March 04, 2019 | Comments

Avtec and Motorola Solutions completed wireline connectivity testing between Avtec’s Scout console subsystem and the Motorola Astro Project 25 (P25) digital trunked radio system. The testing was completed Feb. 20 at the Motorola Test Laboratory in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Vendors Conduct Product Demos at IWCE

March 04, 2019 | Comments

Several companies announced demonstrations they are planning for attendees at the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) March 6 – 7 in Las Vegas.

March 01, 2019 | Comments

Brazil is the largest country in Latin America and the fifth largest in the world with the eighth-largest global economy. The country has 210 million inhabitants spread across 5,570 cities and is divided into 26 states plus the federal district of Brasilia. Growth in two-way radio across vertical markets is expected, according to local experts.

March 01, 2019 | Comments

An AT&T executive said that the company expects to reach 60 percent completion of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) broadband network by the end of 2019. That 60 percent completion is the next milestone laid out in AT&T’s contract with FirstNet and would trigger a second reimbursement payment of more than $1 billion, said AT&T Chief Financial Officer (CFO) John Stephens at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference.

February 28, 2019 | Comments

BK Technologies, announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31.

February 28, 2019 | Comments

The 9-1-1 Location Technologies Test Bed, an entity established by CTIA, invited vendors of location accuracy technologies to participate in vertical positioning accuracy evaluation — known as Stage-Za — in the 9-1-1 indoor location technologies test bed. This testing round is the next step following the initial Stage-Z tests conducted in 2018.