Tag Archives: First Responders

Oasys International and Waverly Labs have received a combined total of $1.97M in awards to develop credential security technologies for first responders under agreements with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The two companies will develop Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM) on-the-fly tools that support interoperability, security and scalability across first responder operations. 

The Department of Homeland Security is inviting companies, academic institutions, laboratories and innovators to submit proposals that can support first responder requirements across four technology areas.

Verizon provided 5G support services for a three-day exercise that sought to train and prepare first responders in handling natural disaster scenarios, GCN reported Thursday.

IBM has announced the winner of an international competition that sought disaster response technologies from across industry and academia.

AT&T and the Kansas 911 Coordinating Council have partnered to implement a cloud-based situational awareness tool that includes RapidDeploy’s dispatch system.

Robert Patterson, senior executive director of global law enforcement at AT&T's public sector solutions business, has said the FirstNet communications service could be a "game changer" for the way public safety personnel conduct rescue and recovery missions. He wrote in a GCN guest piece published Tuesday the nationwide broadband network offers push-to-talk features that allow agencies to collaborate to help enforce the law and address public safety concerns.

Flir Systems has unveiled new updates designed to boost the drug enforcement performance of its chemical detectors.

Motorola Solutions is offering new integrated call control software designed to help first responders manage information by integrating call handling and computer-aided dispatch into a single, unified workstation.

Avaya has partnered with 911 Secure and RapidSOS to offer device location discovery features to emergency first responders to improve their situational awareness in critical situations.

The Department of Homeland Security, along with several companies, will be testing new technologies that will help enhance the capabilities of emergency responders during a local demonstration affiliated with the agency’s Next Generation First Responder program.

Lookout's mobile security application has been listed in the First Responder Network Authority catalog of apps designed for use by first responders.

A General Dynamics business unit will participate in a two-day exposition to showcase a 4G communications system designed for first responder users in the customer owned and maintained market.

Motorola Solutions and Sierra Wireless have partnered to offer an LTE broadband communications service intended to help first responders communicate and share data inside vehicles while on the way to their missions.

The Department of Homeland Security's science and technology directorate is inviting public and private sector organizations that can provide technology platforms for integration, test and evaluation at an upcoming first responder exercise in Alabama.

Avaya has introduced a location reporting technology designed to help first responders receive data about the position of a caller’s device in the event of a critical situation.