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

Smartphone 9-1-1 applications need oversight

Looking at my smart phone, there seems to be an app for just about everything. There are apps that let you ...
February 20, 2017

Navigating the new ANSI Tower Standards: What you need to know

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recorded 8 communications tower fatalities in 2015, 12 in ...
January 25, 2017