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Brazilian military police trial 4G LTE in 700 MHz frequency
Two police operations centers in São Paulo have been trialing fully operational LTE networks to carry out daily activities since May 2011.
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Transformation, policing, and IT
IT was the focus of The Rt Hon Nick Herbert’s speech yesterday (26 January) during the CityForum event on securing partnerships for police transformation.
Delegate Registration for the British APCO 2012 Development Sessions is now live!
The new format will deliver high level sessions and debate from key players in the industry as well as informed opinion from external sources. The Director of IT for Tesco will deliver a session on cost savings with new ITS installations, and Jamie Bartlett of the Guardian newspaper will present a view on how extremists use social media.
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust implements two-way paging
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has rolled-out PageOne’s Responder 2-way messaging device following an intensive review of its messaging requirements.
US Justices say GPS tracker violated privacy rights
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously that the police violated the US Constitution when they placed a GPS tracking device on a suspect’s car and monitored its movements for 28 days, reports the New York Times.
iTrinegy - finalists in 2012 Network Computing Awards
iTrinegy’s network emulation and application performance management products chosen as finalists in 2012 network computing awards
British APCO South West & South Wales Region event: Outsourcing and Collaboration – Do They Deliver?
The next Regional Members Meeting is to be held at the offices of Cassidian at Newport on 6th March 2012.
Annual APCO Global Congress returns to Dubai
International public safety peers will soon have the opportunity share knowledge and expertise at the 2nd annual APCO Global Congress in Dubai, United Emirates, 1-3 May 2012.
BlueLightCamp to debut at British APCO 2012
New social media forum is a totally new, day-long ‘unconference’ style event that offers a free, open and fluidic day of sharing experiences, thoughts and best practice across all Blue Light Services.
Registration opens for the IEEE International Communications Conference (ICC) to be held June 10 – 15 at the Ottawa Convention Centre in Ottawa, Canada
Themed “Connect – Communicate – Collaborate,” IEEE ICC 2012 is expected to host more than 2,000 industry professionals, scientists, academics and government officials attending nearly 1,500 presentations highlighting the latest research, innovations and business policies surrounding the entire range of global voice, data, image and multimedia technologies.
Fylde Coast Medical Service goes live with NHS 111
Fylde Coast Medical Service (FCMS) is one of the first out-of-hours primary care providers in England to pilot the Department of Health’s new initiative, NHS 111
Getac rugged laptop passes crash test for emergency vehicles
Getac UK has secured BS1789 certification for its popular V100 rugged laptop and V-series docking station giving the unit full approval for use in all UK emergency services vehicles.
Mason contributes to strategy that led to successful delivery of ‘101’ single non-emergency contact for the police
The roll-out of the government’s 101 non-emergency number scheme is nearly complete, and five police forces across the north of England (North Yorkshire, Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham and Northumbria) have now introduced the new number in their regions.
British APCO gets social
As the debate hots up, among the conversations taking place at the British APCO Annual Exhibition and Development Sessions 2012 will be the issue of how to manage social media. An innovative feature, brand new for the 2012 event, will enable visitors to find out more about social media and how best to implement it.
TETRA World Congress 2012
The busy agenda for the TETRA World Congress 2012 is currently under development and taking shape. The programme will incorporate many new conference features, including interviews, debates, innovative networking options and social events.
New ways of working across blue light services are key to future success for London Ambulance Service, says Assembly
Innovative ways of working - such as combining ambulance and fire stations - will help London Ambulance Service cope with growing demand at a time of budget cuts, a new report from the London Assembly says today.
Coventry University’s Serious Games Institute hosted an Urban Crisis workshop at its London campus last month – see videos here
The one-day workshop on Thursday 17th November brought together individuals working in the field of emergency response to examine new ways to manage urban crises and disasters.
Memorandum of understanding to enhance public safety
The British Association of Public Safety Communication Officials (British APCO) and Public Safety Communication Europe (PSCE) are proud to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding which outlines their intention to collaborate over the next three years on a range of communication issues which are of mutual interest.
DCLG: Fire and Rescue National Framework for England -a consultation
The consultation seeks views on the draft National Framework's priorities and objectives for fire and rescue authorities in England in connection with the discharge of their functions. Key technology words are ‘common’ and ‘compatible’.
Isle of Wight and Surrey Fire & Rescue Services collaboration leads the way
Sharing of services and collaboration between fire services in step with Government’s decentralisation and localism priorities.
Forensic researchers maximise the potential of a rich vein of web evidence
Locally-stored “cookie” files can be a significant source of internet activity evidence.
Sennheiser Communications receives accolade for wired headsets
The ‘Office Oscar’ was awarded by Office Equipment News for Sennheiser’s Circle Line series of wired headsets.
NPIA seeks assistance to help police forces in the UK save up to £3m a year spent on analysing crime scene samples
The agency is seeking private sector partners to help develop cutting-edge technology that will enable crime scene investigators to identify quickly whether forensic evidence contains human DNA.
Current issue of British APCO Journal
The December issue of the British APCO Journal reports on the Networked Fire Control Services Partnership, a ground-breaking collaboration between Devon & Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, and Wiltshire FRS; we also find out about a solution that aims to reduce vehicle costs; the latest thinking on LTE; and a tried and tested approach to ensuring the best technology is found during procurement.
