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4 Ohio suburbs study consolidating dispatch operations

Regional dispatching might require a backup location or systems, new radio systems for members and training and programs that are costly. ...

Calif. cops: "No confidence" in radio system Comments

Oakland police union comes out against spending $3 million for radio infrastructure ...

Tait Communications White Paper: Digital Radio Standards Uncovered

By Tait Communications This paper provides technical information on currently available open standard, digital technologies. For organizations seeking to replace existing networks, or considering an ...

Tait Communications White Paper: Digital Trunked Radio: Is it right for my organization?

By Tait Communications Many astute network operators – including those who do not identify lack of frequency as a challenge – choose trunked technologies because they understand the compelling ...

Tait Communications White Paper: TaitNet P25 Digital Simulcast: Easy to use with built-in intelligence

By Tait Communications Agencies looking to upgrade their radio communications network, perhaps because of narrowbanding requirements, may find that they need to opt for a simulcast solution. There just ...

Tait Communications White Paper: Navigating The P25 Maze: which system is right for me?

By Tait Communications P25 radio networks come in two basic system types: conventional and trunked. Either type can optionally make use of simulcast. This white paper aims to assist those who need to make ...

Tait Communications White Paper: Managing Encryption: a guide for public safety decision makers

By Tait Communications This free white paper proposes 10 key issues that can be addressed to improve the security of radio communications. It also includes a threat matrix for your quick reference when ...

Tait Communications White Paper: Under the Hood: Coverage theory for Public Safety networks – a System Engineer’s view Comments

By Tait Communications In addition to being possibly the single most critical requirement for Public Safety communications, reliable coverage is also one of the most complex. ‘Coverage reliability’ ...

Tait Communications White Paper: Race Against Time. Emergency Response – Preventing Escalating Chaos in a Disaster

By Tait Communications Being adequately prepared and resourced when a disaster strikes can make the difference between success and failure, between survival and loss of life. This white paper identifies ...

Tait Communications White Paper: The Sheriff's Guide to Open Standard P25 Communications

By Tait Communications P25 was designed by public safety users in conjunction with radio manufacturers to provide real-world mission critical communications Get this paper now and learn more about: • ...

Tait Communications White Paper: The Police Officer's Guide to Open Standard P25 Communications

New tech aims to solve interoperability issues

As FirstNet continues to be a futuristic idea, Covia allows public safety to have solutions today. ...

2012 in Review: A landmark year for the D-Block Expert Analysis

In a year that saw many important developments in public safety communications, there was one that really stood out. ...

Do you need to upgrade to Windows 8? Comments

Three days from now, on October 26, Microsoft will formally roll out its latest and greatest operating system, called Windows 8. It will have a very different look and feel as compared to the Windows systems ...

Real-time intel for SWAT and patrol Comments

How might cops use 4G mobile broadband to send and receive real-time and near-real-time information to enhance service to their communities? ...

Interoperability Best Practices: The 4G future of public safety

By Tim Dees and Michelle Perin Technology projects in large, well-funded agencies tend to get the most attention. With 80 percent of the law enforcement agencies having 25 or fewer officers, and most fire ...

More for less: Using 4G technology to catch bad guys Comments

The latest version mobile broadband communications is called 4G, and it represents a significant increase in speed and capacity for the exchange of mobile data. Because of 4G, officers can spend more time ...

The promise of FirstNet: Public safety communications of the future Comments

Future public safety communications will take advantage of those ubiquitous cell phone towers, but will be sending and receiving on channels that can’t be clogged up with traffic by regular cellular users in an emergency. ...

What's next in mission-critical intelligence for public safety?

Public safety has been in need of a technological upgrade to evolve along with the consumer technologies that rely on multimedia and the fast transfer of information and data. ...

C4i unveils new communications capabilities for public safety

SwitchplusIP LTE Pico-Cell Cellular Interface Unit (CIU) may actually have an even higher 'cool factor' than the C-OTM unit, and that’s saying quite a lot ...