by ECC Editor | Jul 15, 2021 | Comm Center News, Resources
The FirstNet App Catalog is a library of pre-evaluated and approved mobile apps dedicated to serving and supporting the public safety community. All Applications listed in the FirstNet catalog have been scanned for malware and severe security vulnerabilities to better protect the public safety community. Certified apps have passed more stringent security assessment.
FirstNet empowers first responders and those that support them with reliable access to voice, data, and video in the field. Public safety professionals, systems, and information are connected to this dedicated communications platform via purpose-built devices. These FirstNet Ready™ devices include trunk-mounted routers, smartphones, tablets, computers, and data
terminals as well as wearables, sensors, and IoT devices. With reliable connectivity and the ever-growing array of smarter and smarter devices, an expansive green field of mobile apps is now available to the public safety community. View the FirstNet App Catalog online.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 15, 2021 | Comm Center News
On behalf of Pro-M, the operator of the Hungarian Public Safety Network, Hytera Mobilfunk (HMF) has tested a multi-cell, mission-critical LTE network in real operation.
The central 700 MHz LTE test system was set up in the city centre of Budapest and consisted of an LTE core, the MCx application server (MCS) and two SmartOne dispatchers.
In addition, a baseband unit (BBU) and a remote radio unit (RRU) were installed at each of three other locations…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 15, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
We will start this Advocate with an introduction to the “No Noise Task Force” (NNTF), which operates under the auspices of the Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC). The NNTF will be investigating in-building communications, primarily for the public-safety community, but also for all of us who need to communicate while inside buildings. Then we will look at eight approved vendors for Push-To-Talk (PTT) over FirstNet and give a nod to Next-Generation 9-1-1 (NG911).
The Need for In-Building Wireless Communications
Over several decades, organizations, companies, people, and first responders have transformed the way we communicate. Today, we have robust fixed and wireless broadband systems, most of our smartphones and tablets are connected wirelessly, and 80% of all calls received by Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) are delivered through wireless devices and networks…
by ECC Editor | Jul 14, 2021 | Comm Center News
Phone technology has evolved at an incredible pace, from the first cellphone in the 1980s, to the sophisticated computers we call smartphones in our pockets now. But some of the most important calls we make are to 9-1-1 in an emergency. And the system that 9-1-1 centres run hasn’t kept up.
The Globe’s telecom reporter Alexandra Posadzki tells us that there’s a move to introduce “next-generation 9-1-1” Canada-wide through the hundreds of organizations that handle our calls for help. That would allow callers to send photos or text messages, and help authorities better pinpoint where calls on cellphones are coming from… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jul 14, 2021 | Comm Center News
9-1-1 service in Santa Monica is currently unreliable with officials asking the public to call (310) 458-8491 in the event of an emergency.
According to the City of Santa Monica, the issue began around 9:20 p.m. Monday.
“The City of Santa Monica advises everyone in Santa Monica that some 9-1-1 calls are experiencing routing issues and may not successfully connect to Santa Monica dispatch. The service impacts both cellular and land lines in the Santa Monica area,” said Constance Farrell, Public Information Officer in a statement… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jul 14, 2021 | Comm Center News
(The Center Square) – North Carolina’s Local Government Commission (LGC) approved more than $126 million in financing for government buildings in six municipalities Tuesday.
The county will build a 360-bed detention facility, a 911 communications center and a magistrate’s office. County officials said the current facility only has the capacity to hold 125 beds. Surry will build the jail with the capacity to expand up to 450 beds. It has spent $750,000 a year to house inmates out of the county as a result. As is, the communications center is also below capacity, they said… READ MORE
