P: KYOCERA and MUTUALINK Help First Responders Save Time
KYOCERA and MUTUALINK Help First Responders Save Precious Time Communicating in Emergencies Kyocera DuraForce PRO 2 ultra-rugged smartphone provides one-button access to Mutualink Edge@Team multimedia, broadband push-to-talk to help first responders save time in emergencies. SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) DECEMBER 03, 2020 Time is never more precious than in an emergency. The right communication tool can literally save lives. With the advanced Mutualink @Team multimedia push-to-talk (PTT) application and Kyocera’s ultra-rugged DuraForce PRO 2 Android™ smartphone, first responders can reduce crucial communication...
B: Communications Systems for Black Sky Events
Communications Systems for Black Sky Events Utility grid resilience never seemed more important than during the active hurricane season the nation faces in 2020. These black sky events reach across state lines, challenging federal, state and local emergency response and the communications systems that support it. For critical infrastructure, resilient operational communications systems are essential for restoration and recovery. Last fall, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) conducted research to evaluate communications systems' ability to...
N: Verizon enhances emergency communications – Push-to-Talk Responder
Verizon enhances communications for first responders with Push-to-Talk Responder Verizon Push-to-Talk Responder enables first responders to collaborate across agencies to drive more effective, interoperable responses BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Today, Verizon introduces Push-to-Talk Responder, a mission-critical, interoperable-ready solution that delivers a more efficient way for first responders to seamlessly share and receive data, voice, and, in the future, video content to more comprehensively respond to a crisis. Push-to-talk (PTT) is a means of instantaneous communication in...
N: (Video) Panic Button Installed in Volusia County
(Video) Panic button installed in Volusia County schools It's no secret that COVID-19 made this year's back-to-school season a challenge for students, parents, teachers and school administrators. However, school security professionals in Florida know that the safety of their students encompasses more than the threat of pandemic. It takes a panic alert and emergency communications technology. Lessons learned from the Parkland tragedy, and the shortcomings identified in the report from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High...
P: Volusia County Schools Use Lifesaving Response Technology
Volusia County Students Go Back to School with Lifesaving Technology Chief of Safety and Security selects interoperability platform that complies with Alyssa’s Law to connect schools with law enforcement during emergencies DeLand, FL / Wallingford, CT (August 27, 2020) - When Volusia County students return to school on August 31, they will come back to schools that comply with Alyssa’s Law. Alyssa’s Law requires each public school, including charter schools, to implement a panic alert...
P: Revathi Pillai Joins Mutualink Management Team
Global Technology Leader Revathi Pillai Joins Mutualink Management Team August 11, 2020 WALLINGFORD, CT - Mutualink, Inc., an innovator and leader in interoperable communications for homeland security, public safety and private security, announced that Ms. Revathi Pillai joins the company as Senior Vice President of Engineering. Revathi brings an impressive technical leadership background to Mutualink, including working with and advancing through some of the largest and most well-known companies in the communications industry. “In addition...
B: Thinking Outside the Box Cliché – We understand it but do not practice it
Thinking Outside the Box Cliché We understand it, but do not practice it By Mark Anderko – Business Development Executive – Federal Government Services for Mutualink Among the most well-worn phrases in the Public or Private Sectors is “thinking outside the box”. It is intended to mean thinking creatively, freely, and off the beaten path. This concept has become cliché, especially today. We now operate in a pandemic environment where every day is considered the...
P: CIT Selects Partners to Build a First-of-Its-Kind Smart Community
CIT Selects Partners to Build a First-of-Its-Kind Smart Community Contract agreements signal the official start of building a technology testbed in Stafford County Herndon, VA, May 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) today announced that four contracts have been issued to build Stafford’s technology testbed, a key milestone for the public-private partnership developing Virginia’s first ground-up “smart community.” Expected to be up and running in six weeks, the smart city...
B: Incident Command & Mutualink – ICS Management
Incident Command & Mutualink The Incident Command System (ICS) was developed by the fire service in the 1970s, after a series of California wildfires. The fire service and emergency management organizations refined ICS over the years into an "all risks" or "all hazards" system. It is now used for managing emergencies of any type. In 2004, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security developed the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS utilizes ICS and provides a...
P: Verizon Partner to Help Improve Interoperability for First Responders
Verizon and Mutualink Partner to Help Improve Interoperability for First Responders Today, Verizon announced a new strategic partnership with Mutualink, making Mutualink’s interoperability-as-a-service solutions available directly through Verizon. Together, Verizon and Mutualink are helping improve crisis response by enabling interoperable agency communications and information sharing for devices across different networks, ensuring first responders, public safety agencies, and private security personnel can share critical information when they need it most. Mutualink is the leader in secure,...
B: School Violence Prevention Program Grant
The COPS Office STOP School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) NOW EXTENDED: The COPS Office has extended the application deadline for the FY20 School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) from April 8, 2020 to April 29, 2020 at 7:59 p.m. EDT due to the potential impact of jurisdictional emergency responses to COVID-19 that may cause reasonable delays for applicants. SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM (SVPP) • Purpose - Provide funding to improve security at schools and on school grounds through the...
B: Communication Gaps in Emergency Response
Communication Gaps in the Emergency Response Community This blog contains excerpts from Gap Assessment in the Emergency Response Community published in September 2010 by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory prepared for the Department of Homeland Security, along with the viewpoint of the writer of this blog. To read the full report, please visit: https://www.pnnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/PNNL-19782.pdf Why do emergency response agencies regularly encounter operational communication gaps? This question consistently plagues and challenges today's preparedness and response organizations in ...
