Tag Archives: emergency communications

Perspecta’s research arm has received a potential seven-year, $24.7M contract to provide telecommunications and engineering standards support to aid the U.S. Navy in its emergency preparedness and national security initiatives.

L3Harris Technologies has provided its LTE and land mobile radio offerings to support connectivity applications for healthcare agencies and first-responders amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Urgent Communications reported Wednesday.

Raytheon Technologies' Collins Aerospace business has been selected to provide a backup system to support  Federal Emergency Management Agency communications in the event of a critical situation.

AT&T and the National Fraternal Order of Police have entered into an agreement to conduct an educational effort aimed at promoting the benefits of implementing the First Responder Network for law enforcement activities.

BlackBerry has updated two technology platforms designed to help government customers secure mobile communications and transmit data in the event of a critical situation.

A business unit of General Dynamics will continue to provide telecommunications support to the Department of Homeland Security under a potential five-year, $325M contract awarded in August.

CenturyLink will work to help California modernize the state’s 911 emergency call system under a new agreement with the governor’s Office of Emergency Service.

Carbyne and Cisco have partnered to offer cloud-based and connected technology platforms for emergency dispatch centers. 

Edgefield County in South Carolina has transitioned its 9-1-1 emergency communications system to AT&T's internet protocol-based call routing service.

Motorola Solutions has rolled out three products the company designed to help first responders communicate via land-mobile radio and long-term evolution networks. LEX L11 is designed to support global broadband networks such as the country’s future emergency broadband network FirstNet, Motorola said Wednesday. The LTE device works in conjunction with the APX 8500HP …

BAE Systems has received an $8.6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to create new technology that will work to restore electric grid operations in the event of a power loss due to a cyber attack. The company said Tuesday the technology will support DARPA’s Rapid Attack …

International Security and Defense Systems has selected a mobile application developed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev to secure attendees of the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil, Jewish Business News reported Monday. The mobile app SayVU is available on Android devices and is designed to help users send a distress signal …

The Department of Homeland Security has awarded eGlobalTech a contract of an undisclosed value to provide enterprise architecture services to the information technology office within DHS’ Transportation Security Administration agency. Allan Potter, eGlobalTech senior director for homeland security, said Thursday the company aims to help TSA innovate, make decisions and manage investments. The company …

Iridium Communications has donated 25 satellite phones and batteries to the International Telecommunication Union as part of efforts to increase the organization’s emergency communications capacity for disaster response and recovery activities. ITU said Wednesday Iridium first donated emergency telecommunication equipment to the organization in 2007. “Iridium’s donation comes at a critical time when natural disasters are …

Harris and the state of Maine’s information technology office have worked to deploy a new radio system intended to facilitate communications among public safety agencies throughout the state. The Maine State Communications Network is powered by the company’s integrated voice, interoperability, data and access technology, and designed to connect with …