Communications center upgrades system (TX)

The North Texas Emergency Communication Center (NTECC) has upgraded its systems, and officials said the improvements have helped the center perform at a higher level.

During Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, Terry Goswick, NTECC executive director, gave the council an update on the progress the center has been making since last year… READ MORE

911 outage: ‘We need some answers,’ Salt Lake City 911 director says (UT)

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Salt Lake City’s 911 director is calling for answers on what caused this weekend’s outage. Nearly all day on Saturday, some people calling for help in an emergency could not get through.

“Depending on your carrier, you called 911 and you would get an ‘all circuits are busy now,’” said Lisa Burnette, 911 director, “or some people were rolling over to our non-emergency line.”

She is asking CenturyLink what went wrong – and had yet to hear back as of Monday afternoon… READ MORE

Sidney Police meet challenges, overcome obstacles in 2019 (OH)

SIDNEY — “It is the vision of the Sidney Police Department to exceed the expectations of our community, to adapt to the ever changing challenges and to provide the highest level of service and protection to our citizens,” said Chief William Balling.

[…] We were able to locate and hire a new officer and a full time telecommunicator. We welcomed Jim Luana as our newest officer and Abigail Goins as our new telecommunicator. They bring with them … READ MORE

Sierra Wireless : Extends Leadership in Mobile Broadband with Enhanced 5G/4G Embedded Module Portfolio

Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), the leading IoT solutions provider that combines devices, network services and software to unlock value in the connected economy, today announced an expanded portfolio of mobile broadband embedded modules for mobile computing, routers, gateways, industrial automation, and new IoT applications, such as robotics, drones and private networks. Sierra Wireless’ 5G and 4G… READ MORE