Items Tagged with 'emergency'

Cobham Wireless has delivered a public safety communications system for the Eurasia Tunnel, the first undersea road tunnel to connect two continents – Europe and Asia.

Analog Devices Inc. and Dell EMC unveiled a proof of concept (POC) for an Internet of Things (IoT) solution that tracks the health and location of first responders. The POC IoT solution is designed to improve the safety and effectiveness of first responders when involved in an emergency situation, especially those in harsh environments. According to the National Fire Protection Association, more than 60,000 fire fighter injuries in North America alone are reported annually, of which 25 percent are as a result of overexertion or strain.

Cobham Wireless announced that its cellular digital idDAS solution is being made available for public safety communications and will be available worldwide in Q4 2016.

Beijing Just Top Network Communications Co Ltd. has awarded a new contract to Airbus Defence and Space covering the support and maintenance of the Beijing Government Shared Tetra Network, which has been in operation since 2003. This three-year contract includes services such as on-site and emergency support, software maintenance, hardware repair and a help desk.

New test packages for Anritsu Co.'s MD8475A Signaling Tester provide accurate, efficient method to verify devices correctly receive emergency cell broadcast messages.

Anritsu Co. announces that its MD8475A signaling tester with SmartStudio Manager Windows-based control software now provides multi-operator support for Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) Carrier Acceptance Test (CAT) packages.

A consortium composed of Airbus Defence and Space and Belgacom has been awarded a major renewal contract for the Belgian nationwide Tetra network that aims to strengthen crucial components of the core network.

The MoI of Qatar and Airbus Defence and Space have agreed to partner to develop a Terrestrial Trunked Radio Group Communication over LTE service using the existing LTE and Professional Mobile Radio communication networks of the MoI.

Anritsu Co. announces it has developed the wireless industry’s first PTCRB-approved protocol test case for IMS Emergency Services. This critical test case is now available on the ME7834L Protocol Conformance Test (PCT) and Carrier Acceptance Test (CAT) system. Anritsu recently became the only supplier of approved test cases for this increasingly relevant technology during the PVG#64 meeting held in Beijing.

NASA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are collaborating on a first-of-its-kind portable radar device to detect the heartbeats and breathing patterns of victims trapped in large piles of rubble resulting from a disaster.