SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — Scioto County leaders have been asking the public to help their stretched-thin, understaffed EMS agency by only calling 911 in the event of a true emergency, but the message isn’t reaching everyone.
On Monday night, the Scioto County Daily News reported, a man called 911 to ask that his air conditioner be fixed. Responders on scene said the man refused medical care…
In 1993, Congress established the world’s first spectrum auction authority, empowering the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct bidding for radio frequency licenses. The innovation has exceeded expectations, earning Nobel prize recognition in 2020 and bringing $230 billion in revenue to the Treasury. The FCC has conducted over 100 auctions with the recent C-band earning more than a record $90 billion. These monies have been used for taxpayer relief, the FirstNet public safety communications network, and funding to the Department of Defense and other agencies…
Proximity Services (ProSe), first introduced in Release 12 of the 3GPP specifications, is a D2D (Device-to-Device) technology that allows LTE devices to detect each other and to communicate directly.
In comparison to existing D2D and proximity networking technologies, ProSe offers a number of distinct benefits including better scalability, manageability, privacy, security and battery-efficiency. Current efforts to commercialize ProSe are being spearheaded by the public safety and critical communications sector. However, although initial investments in ProSe-enabled devices will be driven by these two sectors, there also exists a much larger opportunity in the commercial arena. Mobile operators can leverage ProSe to offer a range of B2B, B2B2C and B2C services that rely on proximity, including advertising, social networking, gaming, relaying traffic for wearables and V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) connectivity, among others…
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, through a prize challenge, seeks to provide first responders with unmanned aircraft systems tailored to enhance their indoor search and rescue operations.
The First Responder UAS Indoor Challenge requires competitors to design, develop and demonstrate drones capable of assisting firefighters and first responders by increasing their situational awareness, NIST said Wednesday.
Drone entries must remain operational despite GPS unavailability, limited lighting or compromised structural integrity…
A Coral Springs employee known for her positive attitude and dedication has received the prestigious Tom Gallagher Award for exceptional service.
Emergency Telecommunicator Shaunte Reid was honored at the Broward County Commission meeting held on Tuesday, April 26, for her exemplary leadership, distinguished and compassionate service to Coral Springs and Parkland residents.
The Thomas W. Gallagher Jr. Memorial Public Safety Award honors emergency dispatchers and is named in honor of Gallagher, a former emergency dispatcher who died suddenly in 2012 after serving the public for more than 28 years…
