Flexible Cellular Broadband Powers Fire Department Command Vehicles

Flexible Cellular Broadband Powers Fire Department Command Vehicles

MCA CNS TeamCradlepoint, MCA News

A fire department serving 100,000 citizens faced a crucial challenge in modernizing its aging command and control vehicle (CCV) to coordinate fire and rescue services and access mission-critical data effectively. Their existing hardware could not support multiple in-vehicle devices and had limited access… Read More…

The Benefits and Challenges of Cellular Communications in Disaster Situations

MCA CNS TeamMCA News

Cellular communication has revolutionized the way we communicate in disaster relief and management situations. This technology offers many benefits, including real-time communication, quick response, and easy accessibility. However, there are also some challenges that need to be addressed to… Read More…

Emergency Connectivity for Bernalillo County

Emergency Connectivity for Bernalillo County

Jesse HallMCA News, Sierra Wireless, Verizon

The Bernalillo County Office of Emergency Management (BCEM) operates a state-of-the-art emergency management system to help effectively coordinate the use of county, state and federal resources to protect the lives and health of county citizens and visitors from the effects of natural or human-caused disasters… Read more…

Private LTE with Motorola Nitro | USAT Networking Solutions

Private LTE with Motorola Nitro

Jesse HallCradlepoint, MCA News

In today’s world, Public LTE and Wi-Fi networks are a necessity. For many individuals and organizations, wireless services have become a “fourth utility” – a resource as critical as power, water, and gas. In spite of this, a few scenarios exist where the use of public LTE and Wi-Fi networks is not a viable option – leaving PLTE as the only solution. Read more…

AirLink® XR90 for Firefighting Operations

5G Networking for Firefighting Operations

Jesse HallMCA News, Mobile Mark, Sierra Wireless, Verizon

Captain Diaz is a seasoned firefighter in charge of a fire department in a medium sized city. There are numerous industrial and chemical plants within the city, and Captain Diaz wants to vastly improve her fire and rescue teams ability to respond to especially rough environments under extremely hazardous conditions. Read more…

Fire and Rescue Vehicle Connectivity

Fire Truck Connectivity

Jesse HallMCA News

Mike Robinson is the Chief of a Municipal Fire Department. His team’s only point of internet access out in the field are air card equipped laptops that were installed within the cabs of his departments fire trucks. Today, he is looking for a way for his team to access the internet both inside and outside support vehicles, that will have a minimal impact on his departments IT budget. Read more…