Told in Their Own Words: SCL3 Broadband Hand-Portable Radio from Sepura

Told in Their Own Words: SCL3 Broadband Hand-Portable Radio from Sepura

Sepura is known as a leading supplier of TETRA devices. But the company's recent progress on the 3GPP Mission Critical Push-to-Talk (MC-PTT) front arguably makes it the top-of-class option for early movers to MC-PTT services.

Told in Their Own Words: InteropONE PTT over Broadband from BK Technologies

Told in Their Own Words: InteropONE PTT over Broadband from BK Technologies

At FDIC 2024, BK Technologies showed off the convergence of its InteropONE Push-to-Talk over Broadband with the new BKR 9000 All-Band LMR Portable. The result is an ensemble that provides the best of both worlds, LMR and mobile broadband, to interconnect teams from different organizations.

Samsung Networks & Etherstack Trial 3GPP MCX in Australia

Samsung Networks & Etherstack Trial 3GPP MCX in Australia

Samsung Networks and Etherstack are trialing the Mission Critical Push-to-X (MCPTX) solution in Australia. A first for the region, the trial includes the incorporation of Etherstack standards-based P25 Interworking Function.

Starting Gun Sounded for 3GPP MC-PTT Conformance Testing

Starting Gun Sounded for 3GPP MC-PTT Conformance Testing

The GCF and TCCA efforts to create a foundation for 3GPP MC-PTT conformance testing have borne fruit, and test laboratories can now begin issuing conformance marks. This progress is an essential driver for economy-of-scale and broad interoperability. But the impact may vary depending on national priorities.

Told in Their Own Words: SOOTHSAYER Radio Propagation Modeling from CloudRF

Told in Their Own Words: SOOTHSAYER Radio Propagation Modeling from CloudRF

CloudRF has designed an approach that opens up complex radio planning activities to end-users, as well as the highly-trained RF engineers who typically conduct the planning. The company leverages ATAK as a user portal for accessing modeling results.

Told in Their Own Words: Fire Department Software from Emergent

Told in Their Own Words: Fire Department Software from Emergent

Emergent Fire and EMS Software integrates data sources with fire service data applications to aid vehicle fleet management and fire incident command management. The software suite's incident command capabilities are feature-rich and come as a standard component of the company's offering. 

Told in Their Own Words:Air Support Operating System from Aerodome

Told in Their Own Words:Air Support Operating System from Aerodome

In this live demonstration of DFR support, Aerodome highlights its integrations with remote Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) robotic docks, Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), and airspace monitoring systems that include ADSB and radar.

Told in Their Own Words: Broadcast Camera Video over Open API 5G Slices from Ericsson and Sony

Told in Their Own Words: Broadcast Camera Video over Open API 5G Slices from Ericsson and Sony

Broadcasters need mobility to capture the dynamic activity at the Olympics and FIFA events. Here, Ericsson shows how new open network APIs allow the dynamic assignment of 5G slice performance to a live camera supported by the Sony PDT-FP1 Portable Data Transmitter.

Told in Their Own Words: Silvanet Wildfire Sensor Mesh from Dryad Networks

Told in Their Own Words: Silvanet Wildfire Sensor Mesh from Dryad Networks

Dryad Networks focuses on early fire detection through distributed sensors mounted in forests. Clever design choices, including solar, supercapacitors, LoRaWAN, and up-link flexibility, make it a solid complement to infrared cameras and satellite systems for next-generation rapid wildland fire observation.

FirstNet Outage in United States shows why PACE Plans Matter

FirstNet Outage in United States shows why PACE Plans Matter

On 22 February 2024, AT&T users across the nation experienced failed cellular service, reportedly including FirstNet users. This episode is just one more incident in a steady beat of major national system failures around the globe. What does that mean for emergency services organizations?