Case Study: How FIRSTNET Helped a Texas Agency Use Video Technologies
First responders reap the benefits of mobile video technologies when they have access to a robust & reliable network By Jacque Miller-Waring At first glance, Brazos County is like most other sprawling Texas communities with deep roots in farming and ranching. One look at the bustling city of Bryan or the thriving academic center of Texas A&M University explains why this southeast central part of Texas is quickly becoming known as an ideal place to...
School Security Webinar
School Security Webinar How Seminole County, FL Protects 66,000 Students with Mutualink and Rave Panic Button Unfortunately, times call for increased attention to safety and security in the classroom. Fortunately, school districts increasingly work hand-in-hand with law enforcement to implement solutions that keep teachers and students safe. Mutualink had the pleasure of working with Captain Richard Francis, School Safety and Security Director at Seminole County Sheriff's Office, to implement a unique solution. Building on our...
Valencia College Operation Viper 2.0
Operation Viper 2.0 Full-Scale Exercise Features Drone Video Sharing Guest Post by Mike Favorit, Director, Safety & Security, Valencia College On Friday, August 4, 2017, Valencia College, East Campus, hosted Operation Viper-2, which was a large-scale, joint exercise training scenario involving the Orange County Sheriff's Office, Orange County Fire Rescue and Valencia College, Campus Security. There were also representatives from the St. Cloud Police Department, FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement), Orlando Police Department and...
APCO 2017 Booth 946
Updated August 21, 2017 Mutualink loves going to trade shows to spread the word about interoperability, public safety communications and bridging ecosystems. Being prepared makes it easier to get that message across; we felt prepared for APCO and couldn't be more pleased with the reaction we got from partners, customers and the media. Many thanks to Donny Jackson of Urgent Communicaitons who took the time to speak with (and make a video of) our CTO...
Mutualink Provides Security Tech for National Governors Meeting
Proven multimedia interoperability enables sharing of voice and video PROVIDENCE, RI, July 24, 2017 — Mutualink, a leader in secure public safety communications, has announced that it collaborated with Rhode Island State Police (RISP) as a technology provider and sponsor for the National Governors Association summer meeting last week. Mutualink equipped the RISP with its best-in-class multimedia interoperability solution, enabling the sharing of voice, video and data between the RISP and their public and private...
Four Benefits of Adding Video to Your Interoperable Communications
The ability to interoperate during emergencies is critical to quickly resolve incidents with the best outcomes. To share information with first responders, a picture is worth a thousand words. And video is worth a hundred images. So think about these benefits when considering how you collaborate within your agency and with other agencies: Show, not Tell Sometimes when responding to emergencies, words fail us. Sometimes we don't know how to describe what we're seeing. Words...
Integrated Communications a Necessity
Shared Information Needed for Border Wall (Virtual or Actual) With bidding recently closed for a 2,000-mile wall across our southern border, we need to ensure that any attempted breaches of the wall have rapid coordinated response with integrated communications across the multitude of federal, state and local agencies that may be involved. This requirement creates a complex communications challenge that necessitates coordinated communication within federal agencies, between federal agencies and with state and local agencies....
Interoperability: Mutualink Offers Browser-Based Platform
Extending Real-Time Communications to the Web Demonstration at IWCE Las Vegas, NV - March 29, 2017 – Mutualink, Inc., the leading provider of secure multimedia interoperability and collaboration for first responders and critical infrastructure in the United States, today announced the launch of a browser-based version of its solution, called IWS Web. The new capability allows users to log into a secure browser-based application that enables full two-way interoperability, streaming video and information sharing in...
Members of Warwick Police, Fire, School systems watch a Mutualink demonstration
WARWICK, R.I. – Sitting in front of a large screen at the school administration building off Warwick Avenue, city and school officials watched in real time a scene in which police officers took down a man brandishing a rifle at the Oakland Beach Elementary School, miles away. The exercise Thursday night was a drill to demonstrate the school department's newly acquired Mutualink system. The communication platform allows firefighters, officers and rescue workers to communicate in...
Mutualink, Rave Deploy in Warwick Public Schools
Solution Will Save Lives at Public Schools through Enhanced Collaboration with Police Department, Fire Department and Kent Hospital Wallingford, CT and Framingham, MA – March 9, 2017 – Mutualink and Rave Mobile Safety today announced that Warwick Public Schools enabled faster real-time communication and information sharing with first responders through the installation of their joint solution. The deployment represents the first district-wide implementation of the solution combining Mutualink’s multimedia interoperable communications platform with Rave Mobile...
Art Basel Security Miami Beach FL
Securing Miami Beach for Art Basel As tens of thousands of artists, art enthusiasts and press congregated last week in Miami Beach to take in the exhibits of Art Basel in America, public safety professionals ramped up efforts to protect the increased population. For the second year, Mutualink's interoperable communications platform added a multimedia dimension to situational awareness in the area and among various agencies, including the Miami Beach Department of Emergency Management and the Miami...
Manage Constant Change & Increasing Complexity
Public safety agencies have a problem. They have to find new ways to deal with constant change and increasing complexity. Constant change and increasing complexity assault your operational effectiveness and make your job harder every day. The arrow of time moves us forward into an inexplicable future. Disasters (natural or man-made), terrorism, fires, floods, and all sorts of events and incidents will continue to happen locally, regionally and nationally. All of these events have been...