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28 September 2021

InterTalk: Bryan Wiens talks ESChat integration, Tait partnership, cloud-based dispatch offering

Bryan Wiens, senior product manager of cloud services for InterTalk Critical Information Systems, outlines some of the company’s recent initiatives, including native integration with ESChat, a technology partnership with Tait Communications, and a...

28 September 2021

Airbus U.S. launches Tactilon Agnet MCPTT/MCX offering for North America

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense Inc. is offering its Tactilon Agnet platform—built on 3GPP standards for mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) and other mission-critical (MCX) services—to U.S. and Canadian customers. Herve Dussart, director of secure...

27 September 2021

Assured Wireless launches HPUE testing, package offering as company becomes profitable

High-power-user-equipment (HPUE) provider Assured Wireless is profitable just eight months after introducing products that extend the effective range of FirstNet service, and the vendor now is unveiling coverage-testing capabilities and ‘simplifying’...

26 September 2021

Pryme unveils accessory line that works with both LMR and cellular PTT

Pryme this week will showcase its new PrymeMAX portfolio of industrial-grade accessories that are versatile enough to work with both land-mobile-radio (LMR) handsets and LTE devices that enable push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) services and will be...

24 September 2021

Newscan: Four months after a sophisticated cyberattack, Alaska’s health department is still recovering

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Four months after a sophisticated cyberattack, Alaska’s health department is still recovering Biden calls for ‘united response’ to emerging-tech, cyber warfare in U.N. speech U.S. aims to thwart...

23 September 2021

Telephony Denial of Service (TDoS) Information Document Available for Public Review & Comment

9‑1‑1 is vulnerable to security issues, including call flood-based attacks such as TDoS, which saturate the network and prevent individuals from receiving timely service. 9‑1‑1 is vulnerable to TDoS, as a function being well known, having limited...

22 September 2021

Stable Form Notice: NG9‑1‑1 Operational Impacts on the PSAP Information Document

Having adjudicated all comments, the NENA NG9‑1‑1 Operational Impacts on the PSAP Information Document is now considered “stable.” Per NENA IPR & Antitrust Policy, Section 4.5.1 “Stable Form Notice” is being issued and is shown below.

4.5 Declarations...

20 September 2021

Free Webinar on Improving 9-1-1 Professionals' Mental Health

Mental-Health Injuries & 9-1-1: A Silent Pandemic
Thursday, September 30 | 3PM Eastern (live) or On-Demand
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Mental-health injuries impact 9-1-1 professionals at an...

19 September 2021

Volunteers Sought to Update the Railroad & PSAP Interaction Standard

The Public Safety Communications & Railroad Interaction Standard Operating Procedures standard aids Public Safety PSAPs, railroad communication centers, and railroad personnel in the development and implementation of standard operating procedures for...

15 September 2021

Request for Information on Real-Time-Text Deployments

Recently, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) published RTP-Mixer Formatting of Multiparty Real-Time Text, which describes the use of RTT mixers for multi-party sessions. This functionality facilitates the transfer of emergency calls...

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