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MCP Announces Continuing Education Series on PSAP Cybersecurity

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (August 11, 2017)— Mission Critical Partners (MCP) announced today its August continuing education session topic. Details on the August event are listed below. Register early – space is limited.

Mission Critical Partners Announces June Continuing Education Series on Radio Interoperability

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (June 22, 2017)— Mission Critical Partners (MCP) announced today its June continuing education session topic, “Radio Interoperability and the Role of FirstNet.” Details on the June event are listed below. Register early – space is limited.

City of Philadelphia to Significantly Enhance Public Safety Communications Capabilities and Facilities

MISSION CRITICAL PARTNERS TO PROVIDE NETWORKS, RADIO, 911 AND FACILITIES EXPERTISE TO THE CITY

 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (June 16, 2017)— Mission Critical Partners, Inc. has been selected to provide public safety technology and facility consulting services to the City of Philadelphia, which recently kicked off multi-year initiative to evolve its 911 infrastructure and facilities.

National 911 Program Announces Next State of 911 Webinar

Join this webinar for an overview of FirstNet’s current outreach efforts to the public safety community, and to learn more about a variety of tools and data expected to be available in a fully integrated FirstNet and NG911 system, which will help improve public safety communication nationwide.

Mission Critical Partners to Host Continuing Education Series on Achieving NG9-1-1 Interoperability

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (March 22, 2017)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP) announced today that it will host a new continuing education series on achieving the vision of Next Generation 911 (NG911) interoperability. The series will include four sessions that will focus on the essential elements of building a NG911 strategy.

Mission Critical Partners Expands Its Team with Three Key Hires

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (March 13, 2017)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP) today announced several new additions to its industry-leading roster of public safety subject-matter experts. The new hires are as follows:

MCP Announces the Hiring of Three New Experts to Bolster the Company's Public Safety Technology Expertise

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (March 13, 2017)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP) today announced several new additions to its industry-leading roster of public safety technology subject-matter experts. The new hires are as follows:

Mission Critical Partners Announces February Continuing Education Series

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (February 17, 2017)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP) announced its February Continuing Education Series session topic today. This complimentary and virtual educational webinar provides the public safety and 911 community with an opportunity to stay current on new technologies, legislation and industry trends without having to travel.

Mission Critical Partners Weighs In on Smartphone Apps' Effect on 9-1-1

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (February 10, 2017)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP) today announced that the firm recently filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the Commission to initiate a proceeding to consider how best to apply existing regulations to smartphone 9-1-1 applications and, where necessary, adopt new requirements.

Mission Critical Partners Announces Fall Continuing Education Series

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (October 13, 2016)—Mission Critical Partners, Inc. (MCP) announced its fall Continuing Education Series session topics for October and November today. These complimentary and virtual educational opportunities provide the public safety community with an opportunity to stay current on new technologies, legislation and industry trends without having to travel.

Mission Critical Partners Supports Successful Arizona Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Technology Test Event

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (October 6, 2016)— Mission Critical Partners, Inc. (MCP) developed and managed, on behalf of the State of Arizona, a mock disaster drill designed to test a variety of communications technologies being considered for the state’s planned public safety broadband network (PSBN). The disaster drill—which simulated a tour helicopter losing altitude and striking a tour bus, with multiple fatalities and injuries and a wide debris field— was hosted by the Hualapai Tribe and its Grand Canyon West Corporation, and held on tribal lands at the west rim of the Grand Canyon.