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Top tips and hints for Public Safety grant-seekers in 2013

July 16, 2013
Sheriff’s Guide to Grant Funding: 2013 Edition

Competition for grant dollars in the United States has been steadily increasing for several years, and we expect that trend to continue as the federal budget tightens and fewer allocations are made available to support state and local initiatives.

With the recent federal budget cuts and shifting funding priorities, now is a great time to learn about the current grant-funding landscape and take advantage of the opportunities available to you.

If you’re interested in how you could obtain funding,... Continue Reading

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Natural Disasters — Déjà vu

July 11, 2013

Did Katrina help us get ready for Sandy?
By Dorothy Jimenez, Director of Operations—Communications, BriCom Solutions.
On October 30, 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck the Northeast Region of the United States as a post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds. It was a hybrid “superstorm” unlike any ever seen before and brought with it a grim sense of déjà vu.
Seven years earlier, Hurricane Katrina wiped out the infrastructure of multiple cities, causing mass chaos, many deaths and an estimated US$108 billion worth of property damage—the costliest of all US Atlantic... Continue Reading

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Talking P25 best practices — Round 2

June 20, 2013

By Darek Wieczorek, Principal Consultant, Tait Communications.

The second P25 Best Practices Roundtable took place at the New Zealand Embassy, in Washington DC, on May 23rd. We had an equally diverse group of participants as in the first P25 best practices roundtable. The one thing they all had in common was a truly impressive level of expertise in Public Safety communications.

Based on the experience gained in the first roundtable, I was able to zero-in on some specific topics. Because system procurement took the lion’s share of the first session, this time we... Continue Reading

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On tour with Education Nation

May 24, 2013

The Education Nation team has traveled thousands of miles this year and we’ve met hundreds of people from public safety and utility organizations across the country. Our mission was simple — to provide free education to officials faced with the task of procuring, upgrading or maintaining radio communications systems. It’s a tough job to summarize the deep discussions, highlights and learnings from the tour, but here goes… Continue Reading

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Tait on the road: Two big events coming up

May 14, 2013

We’ll be showcasing some of our latest and most interesting innovations, technology and solutions in the critical communications and utilities space during two upcoming industry events:

  • UTC Telecom
  • Critical Communications World

For our latest updates from these events and more, follow us on Twitter @TaitRadio. Read on for more details.

UTC Telecom 2013
Date: May 15–17, 2013
Location: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Tait booth: #125

We’ll be at UTC Telecom in Houston this week. Come see us at booth #125 to talk to our experts.... Continue Reading

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Talking P25 best practices

May 2, 2013

By Darek Wieczorek, Principal Consultant

I had the pleasure of hosting a P25 best-practices roundtable discussion in New Orleans on March 27. We had 11 guests representing a wide range of current and future P25 system users.

At one end of the spectrum was the State of Michigan, with its 240-site P25 network and sophisticated support organization. At the other end was the rural Tennessee County of Macon, pondering on replacing its existing analog conventional network with the digital technology. Two experienced consultants provided their unique views. This mix yielded a great... Continue Reading

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Join the Education Nation!

April 11, 2013

Six myth-busting reasons to attend one of our free 30-city critical communications seminars

If you’re procuring, upgrading or maintaining a radio communications system then you already know how complex and confusing it can be to make the best choices. Rapidly changing technology and the noisy opinions and views from the market means decision-making is getting tougher than ever.

To help clear the fog we’re running a series of 30 free ‘deep dive’ morning seminars where we’ll be busting myths and sharing best practice…with walk-in coffee and take-out lunch thrown in.

Here’s six reasons why you should attend… Continue Reading

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Protecting Your Investment and Serving Your Community

February 19, 2013

Three critical steps for elected officials to take when choosing a radio system.

The useful life of a two-way radio system is around 10-12 years, so it’s no surprise that elected officials may serve several terms without having the opportunity to make decisions regarding a new system for their community.

When the decision does arrive, being prepared to ask a series of key questions about the proposed system will go a long way to making sure the community’s needs are met and investment protected.

Step 1: Understand the role of the radio system in your community Continue Reading

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Seven Ways P25 Simulcast Lets You Talk Anywhere in Your County

January 10, 2013

Around 30% of US Public Safety agencies have already chosen Simulcast to implement their radio communications networks. They trust Simulcast to improve their radio coverage and make life safer for their officers on patrol. Here are seven reasons why.

    1. Your existing frequencies can give you wider area coverage and greater capacity

      You can meet your future capacity needs without the cost and red tape associated with new frequency allocation. Each frequency can be available across a much wider area than a non-simulcast network allows. Simulcast means you can maximize your current allocation in ways that are simply not possible with other technologies. Continue Reading
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A great APCO-August

September 20, 2012
Showing his devotion to customers’ causes is Tait’s Tanmay Bhola – dropping to the ground to demonstrate the Biolink system

Every August the excitement levels peak in the Tait Americas headquarters in Houston, Texas. Why? Because August means it’s time for the APCO National Conference and Expo.

  • APCO means the chance to say “thanks” to those who’ve chosen our solutions for mission critical communications
  • APCO gives us the opportunity to understand more about the communications issues facing the public safety industry
  • And at APCO, we can listen to what people really think about our... Continue Reading
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