Harris XL Radios Integrated with 3M Scott SCBA Equipment
Harris’s XL line of radios now can be integrated with self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) solutions provided by 3M Scott Fire and Safety. The Harris XL-200P and XL-185P radios can now use Bluetooth 4.0-compliant technology to route audio to and from SCBA units, enhancing fire scene communications and improving worker safety. The radios’ software-defined architecture allows […]
IMPROVING WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS AND COMMUNITY-INITIATED ALERTING LIMITED WAIVER OF WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERT RULES
Adopted: May 1, 2018 Released: May 1, 2018 By the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION 1. In this Order, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) grants a limited waiver of the Commission’s Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) rules to permit Participating Commercial Mobile Service […]
AMENDMENT OF PART 90 OF THE COMMISSION’S RULES
I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Commission has allocated and designated 50 megahertz of spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band (4940-4990 MHz) to public safety. Although nearly 90,000 public safety entities are eligible under our rules to obtain licenses in the band, there were only 2,442 licenses in use in 2012 and only 3,174 licenses in use […]
Location-Based Routing For Wireless 911 Calls
I. INTRODUCTION 1. This Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeks to determine the best way to avoid delay in the response to some wireless 911 calls that results from the manner in which such calls are routed in the current 911 system. When someone seeking aid initiates a wireless 911 call, the expectation is that the […]
FCC TO EXAMINE WAYS TO IMPROVE 911 CALL ROUTING
Aim is to Reduce Misrouted Wireless 911 Calls and Support Faster Response WASHINGTON, March 22, 2018—The Federal Communications Commission today began an examination of how to more quickly route wireless 911 calls to the proper 911 call center, which could result in faster response times during emergencies. Wireless 911 calls are currently routed to 911 […]