by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 12, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
GM Ventures today announced its participation in the $40 million Series B funding round for RapidDeploy, a public safety technology company working to accelerate Next Generation 911.
This investment will enable RapidDeploy to help improve the public safety community’s situational awareness with a cloud-native, data-driven solution. The announcement underscores General Motors and OnStar’s commitment to working with the public safety community to support and accelerate Next Generation 911 technology adoption and to advance efforts to keep communities safer…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 12, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
The decision to integrate broadband into public safety communications was not immediate for Mason County. A lot of thought and work went into the county’s testing and planning efforts, beginning in Spring 2018.
“My office manages the physical addresses for the E-911 service so we’re constantly on back roads and away from the busier areas, so we took advantage of that to do drive testing,” Gregg notes. “We said here’s your phone, here’s your device, go do your job, and report back if it didn’t work. We made it to where we were doing that work – testing broadband offerings – while we were doing other things.”
Gregg’s team tested a variety of phones and wireless hotspots while they were in the field. He recognized that performing these initial steps would save a lot of time down the road, ensuring the broadband solution selected met the community’s needs…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 12, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
At the end of last week, it was announced that both LA City Fire and LA County Health Department had joined FirstNet. LA County Fire, which is part of the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS), already uses FirstNet. It seems a new agency joins FirstNet every week and the network continues to grow.
Spectrum Demand
Spectrum that can be used for wireless communications is a finite resource. In only the last few years, there has been an ever-increasing demand for this spectrum from many including broadband network operators, companies and organizations that want to deploy private networks, and those who want additional unlicensed spectrum. As a result, spectrum allocation has become increasingly difficult. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are being called upon to make some difficult decisions. This situation is further complicated by the advent of 5G, which can be deployed in the low bands (600 MHz up to 1 GHz), mid-band (1 GHz to 6 GHz), and Millimeter Wave band (20 GHz and above) (mmWave)…
by ECC Editor | Aug 12, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office congratulated Telecommunicator Lori Jasper on her retirement last week.
Jasper had been with the Sheriff’s Office since 2004, holding positions as civilian corrections clerk and the 911 communications center. Sheriff Brian VanVickle and the office congratulated her and wished her the best in the future… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Aug 11, 2021 | Comm Center News
When you’re planning to dig a hole, whether with a shovel or other excavating equipment, there’s a number as important to call as 9-1-1.
Today is National 8-1-1 Day, which reminds anyone who plans to dig to “call before you dig” so buried public utilities can be marked with paint, flags or stakes to prevent injury and/or utility damage.
“Hitting a buried line while digging can disrupt utility service, cost money to repair, or cause serious injury or death,” according to the website call811.com.
In Virginia, the 811 call center should be contacted at least 48 hours in advance of the planned dig to allow time for all utility suppliers to mark their buried lines, cables or pipes. The marks are valid for 15 days from 7 a.m. the day following notice to 811… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 11, 2021 | Comm Center News
QUAPAW, OK – Multiple agencies are coming together to build a new emergency operations center for the Ottawa County area.
The more than a million dollar facility on East 64 Road in Miami, is being funded by grants.
At 4,000 square feet, it will hold emergency management and the 911 center, and will serve everyone in Ottawa County. Currently, dispatch goes through Miami’s 911 center inside its police department…
