Mutualink Use After September 2016 Explosion in New Jersey
Mutualink Use in New Jersey Atlantic City, NJ was host to a 70.3 mile Ironman Triathlon swim-bike-run event on Sunday Sept 18, culminating in a 13 mile run along the world famous boardwalk. The event occurred on the day after an improvised explosive device was detonated in nearby Seaside Park, NJ and then another explosion in New York City. Immediately following these attacks, New Jersey law enforcement officials recognized the vulnerability to race participants and...
Protecting Our Passengers: Surface Transportation in NJ & NY
Communications is so important in the world of emergency preparedness. These esteemed professionals from New York and New Jersey are some of the best.
IWCE – Connecting and Educating the Communications Technology Industry
As Mutualink executives go to the air on their way to our industry’s annual conference, those of us in the office are filled with anticipation. What will they learn? What will they see? What new opportunity is waiting?
Chilcott Mobile Emergency Response Communications
Big news for international security and interoperable communications: Chilcott Inc’s MERC makes sharing audio, video and text over disparate systems easy, with technology from Mutualink and IP Access. With equipment donated by the United States Southern Command’s Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) Program, this Peruvian Engineer Company shares video from their base camp in the Central African Republic.
2014 National Emergency Communications Plan
The 2014 National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) provides information and guidance to those that plan for, coordinate, invest in, and use operable and interoperable communications for response and recovery operations. The Office of Emergency Communications worked closely with more than 350 federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions, private sector representatives, and other stakeholders to update the NECP with the goal of bringing public safety communications into the 21st century. http://www.dhs.gov/necp
First Responders Get Instant Link to School Communications
Governor Cuomo announced the launch of a new school safety pilot program, Mutualink K-12, which will roll out in 20 public schools in Oneida and Rockland counties later this month. Mutualink K-12 is a new technology designed to improve communications and the sharing of information between participating schools and local first responders during an emergency. It will be implemented by the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services’ Office of Interoperable and...
Mutualink’s Technology Awarded Top Innovation Prize for School Safety
Today Mutualink was awarded CQIA’s Platinum Innovation Prize, Connecticut’s premiere statewide award for innovation. Mutualink was recognized for its secure emergency communications and video sharing platform for schools – Mutualink K12. The K12 system dramatically improves school safety and security by directly linking school radios, telephone, intercom and video systems with police, fire, EMS, hospitals and other entities in emergency situations.
Mutualink and C2UK Partner to Deliver Interoperable Communications
C2UK and Mutualink have announced a partnership to jointly develop the UK and Middle East markets for the Mutualink product portfolio. Mutualink offers state-of-the-art, secure, interoperable communications and information sharing solutions for U.S. and coalition defence partners, including all aspects of military and homeland defence.
Kenya Mall Terror Attack Reinforces a Disturbing Pattern
The ongoing terrorist siege of a Kenyan Mall offers another clue in the evolving strategy of radical Islamist terrorists. As I have previously written, the Mumbai Hotel attacks represented an evolutionary step in terror thinking. With the hardening and increased security around air transportation, terrorists have changed tactics and moved to other more vulnerable civilian targets. Generally, places of routine mass public gathering are becoming more alluring targets because of the general ease of access,...
