LGS Builds Battery for Warfighter, First Responder Comm Nets; Kevin Kelly Comments
LGS Innovations has developed a new battery intended to help establish and reposition communication networks while on the move. The LGS Tactical Power Solution is designed to charge to full power in less than five hours and recharge while in operation, the Alcatel-Lucent subsidiary said Thursday. Kevin Kelly, LGS CEO, said the company intends for the [...]
TWD & Associates and mobile technology firm Lemko Corp. are partnering to develop a cellular platform intended for government customers to use while on the move in tactical or first responder situations. The companies will aim to build a network that operates across different radio and satellite communications frequencies, TWD said Wednesday. Robert Casteel, TWD [...]
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Raytheon Releases First Responder Mobile App; Dan De Sollar, TJ Kennedy Comment
February 12, 2013 No Comment
Raytheon has released its mobile application for first responders in a move aimed at providing them situational awareness and collaboration tools on devices such as smartphones, tablets and mobile data computers. One Force Mobile Collaboration is intended to combine technology used in both civilian and military applications and designed to operate on existing 2G, 3G, [...]
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Raytheon To Release First Responder Comm Mobile App; Mike Bostic Comments
January 28, 2013 No CommentRaytheon will next week unveil a system designed to let first responders use their personal handheld devices for discreet communications, GSN Magazine reports. One Force Mobile Collaboration is a mobile software for police officers, firemen and first responders to download onto their own Android, iOS or Windows-based devices. Based on the company’s Blue Force Tracking [...]
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A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has developed a new modular ground robot for manipulating objects and navigating pathways of up to 16 inches, the company announced Wednesday. Titus, made by Remotec and scheduled for delivery in December, is and the newest and smallest member of Remotec’s Andros line of unmanned ground vehicles at 135 pounds, 27 [...]
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Harris Develops Android LTE Smartphone for First Responders; Steve Marschilok Comments
October 2, 2012 No CommentHarris Corp. has developed a smartphone designed for first responders that runs on public or private Long Term Evolution networks, the company announced Friday. InTouch RPC-200, is an interoperable, Android-based smartphone that runs third-party applications acquired from the Android Play Store. Steve Marschilok, president of safety and professional communications, said in a release the InTouch [...]
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A Federal Communications Commission-backed panel has made recommendations on minimum technical requirements for a nationwide first responders network, Fierce Government IT reports. The panel consisted of representatives from the private and public sectors, David Perera reported. It was created in early 2012 and tasked with establishing a nationwide public safety broadband network. The panel suggested [...]
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is working to help create a national communications network for first responders, Mark Rockwell writes on GSN magazine. Larry Strickling, NTIA’s assistant secretary for communications and information, spoke at the APCO Public Safety Broadband Summit in Washington on Tuesday. He indicated it will cost beyond the existing $7 billion and [...]
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The Defense Department’s research arm wants gamer-developed mobile applications to help train medical first responders, NextGov reports. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to look to the gaming industry for mobile apps that could be used for both medical and scientific training and courses. According to the solicitation, DAPRA wants U.S. Navy medics and paramedics [...]
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