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Motorola Solutions Unveils 3 First Responder Comms Products
Motorola Solutions has rolled out three products the company designed to help first responders communicate via land-mobile radio and long-term evolution networks. LEX L11 is designed to support global broadband networks such as the country’s future emergency broadband network FirstNet, Motorola said Wednesday. The LTE device works in conjunction with the APX 8500HP portable radio technology and Capture Mobile […] More
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BAE Systems to Develop Tech to Address Electric Grid Failure After Cyber Attack
BAE Systems has received an $8.6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to create new technology that will work to restore electric grid operations in the event of a power loss due to a cyber attack. The company said Tuesday the technology will support DARPA’s Rapid Attack Detection, Isolation and Characterization Systems […] More
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SayVU App Selected to Help Secure Participants at Rio Olympics; Amotz Koskas Comments
International Security and Defense Systems has selected a mobile application developed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev to secure attendees of the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil, Jewish Business News reported Monday. The mobile app SayVU is available on Android devices and is designed to help users send a distress signal to an emergency hotline, the […] More
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eGlobalTech to Provide Enterprise Architecture Services to TSA’s IT Office
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded eGlobalTech a contract of an undisclosed value to provide enterprise architecture services to the information technology office within DHS’ Transportation Security Administration agency. Allan Potter, eGlobalTech senior director for homeland security, said Thursday the company aims to help TSA innovate, make decisions and manage investments. The company will also support efforts of […] More
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ITU Takes Iridium Satellite Phone Donation for Emergency Communications; Matt Desch Comments
Iridium Communications has donated 25 satellite phones and batteries to the International Telecommunication Union as part of efforts to increase the organization’s emergency communications capacity for disaster response and recovery activities. ITU said Wednesday Iridium first donated emergency telecommunication equipment to the organization in 2007. “Iridium’s donation comes at a critical time when natural disasters are on the increase,” said Brahima […] More
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Harris Powers Maine’s New Statewide Emergency Radio System
Harris and the state of Maine’s information technology office have worked to deploy a new radio system intended to facilitate communications among public safety agencies throughout the state. The Maine State Communications Network is powered by the company’s integrated voice, interoperability, data and access technology, and designed to connect with 40 transmitter and receiver sites, […] More
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Motorola Solutions to Supply Radio Systems for E-Comm; George Krausz Comments
Motorola Solutions has been awarded a $23.5 million contract to deliver radio infrastructure equipment and services to Emergency Communications for British Columbia Inc. and the regional government agency partners of E-Comm. E-Comm and its partners within the police, fire and ambulance services selected Motorola Solutions’ ASTRO Project 25 radio infrastructure following endorsement by the Lower […] More
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Inmarsat, Spectra Group Offer Radio Comm System With UHF-VHF Adapter; Andy Start Comments
Inmarsat and Spectra Group UK have unveiled their joint L-TAC VHF offering that uses Inmarsat’s L-TAC service for satellite-connected UHF tactical radio communications and the Spectra Slingshot converter and antenna kit for access to the L-TAC network. The new service is intended to aid during emergencies as well as combat communications by providing interoperability between radio systems used by civilian, police and military forces, Inmarsat […] More