Industry News (6)
Takeaways from the CES Show and Why it Matters for Public Safety Communications
The Consumer Technology Association’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) wrapped up earlier this ...
January 19, 2018
Shooting Death Underscores Urgent Need for Action on Swatting Incidents
Swatting, the practice of falsely reporting an emergency to elicit a response from a police department’s ...
January 8, 2018
A Look Back at 2017's Most Read Stories on MCP Insights
This past year, we launched an online repository of articles called MCP Insights. Our vision was to create a ...
December 21, 2017
In-Building Public Safety Radio Coverage: Tips for Overcoming Limitations and Issues
When it comes to emergency response, having reliable public safety radio coverage is imperative to keeping ...
November 9, 2017
Klobuchar-Nelson Bill Contains a Hidden Gem for the 9-1-1 Industry
In February, a draft bill emerged, co-sponsored by senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Bill Nelson (D‑Fla.) ...
May 5, 2017
Telecommunicators Deserve the Spotlight All Year Long
Every year in June when I was a kid, my father and I shared the same joke. We did this on Father’s Day. I ...
April 13, 2017
Telecommunicator-Training Guidelines: Proof that Collaboration Means Progress
Great things happen when an industry comes together as one. Case in point: After Morgan O’Brien unveiled his ...
March 23, 2017
This week's 9-1-1 service outage: another wakeup call for 9-1-1
On the evening of March 8th, PSAPs in multiple states were notified that wireless AT&T customers were ...
March 10, 2017