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RSS airwaveManx police to use covert Tetra handsets
News The Isle of Man government uses a Tetra digital radio network, similar to the Airwave service on the mainland, for communications across a range of government agencies. The Isle of Man is deploying 'covert' Motorola Tetra handsets to its undercover... [10 Mar 2008]
Taxman goes high-tech in fraud fight
News Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has signed a 15-year deal to provide its criminal investigation and detection teams with the Airwave digital radio system. A control room will be established and the contract will allow 4,000 handsets to... [13 Feb 2008]
Mobile data keeps Wiltshire Police out on the beat
News The system will use Orange GPRS as the data channel, with Airwave radio also being used as a back-up in areas where GPRS coverage is patchy. Wiltshire Police is to start usability testing of a mobile data application next month in a project slated... [11 Feb 2008]
Tech to cut red tape and leave police to police
News Scrap lengthy forms used to record stop and account - police will instead use Airwave police radio to record encounters. A shake-up of UK law enforcement promises to use technology to deal out more swift and efficient justice. [08 Feb 2008]
Command tech to save firefighters' lives
News In London, the technology, which is compatible with existing computer systems and the Airwave secure digital radio network, will be installed in eight high-tech command vehicles and about five other brigades nationwide are in negotiations with... [04 Jan 2008]
Leading by Example: Why HP Standardized on Its Own Wireless Technologies
White Paper The paper details the issues associated with melding wireless technologies from two of the world’s largest companies, and explains why HP ultimately decided to standardize on its own ProCurve Wireless Access Point 420 and the AirWave Management... [12 Dec 2007]
Photos: Five mobile gadgets for cops
Photo The East of England Ambulance Service is one of the first in the country to roll out the Airwave secure digital radio network to paramedics. The Airwave service is expected to be rolled out to police, fire fighters and ambulance services by 2009. [27 Nov 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Femtocell
Cheat Sheet Sprint Airwave is being rolled out in the Denver and Indianapolis areas, with Nashville coming soon, backed by equipment from Samsung. I'll avoid the Austin Powers gags. Thanks. Tell me, what does it mean? [25 Sep 2007]
East England Ambulance rides the Airwave
News The NHS has commenced the rollout of the Airwave secure digital radio network to ambulance teams throughout England, starting with East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST). The service is the first of 32 trusts that originally signed up... [24 Aug 2007]
London bombing report slams 999 radio network
News A report into the 7/7 bombings in London two years ago has raised fresh concerns about the capacity and coverage of the Airwave emergency services digital radio network in the capital. The latest London Assembly 7/7 committee report says despite... [16 Aug 2007]
O2 flogs Airwave unit for £2bn
News After months of speculation private equity has finally snapped up O2 Airwave, the mobile operator's emergency services digital radio network. Guardian Digital Communications will take over Airwave. Airwave has traditionally made a business from... [19 Apr 2007]
Airwave sale will be no quick fix
News The sale of O2's Airwave unit may be some way off yet, according to the mobile operator's latest set of quarterly results. Following O2's acquisition by Spanish telecoms group Telefonica, a strategic review of Airwave was initiated late last year... [01 Mar 2007]
Airwave £115m deal down the Tube
News O2 Airwave has won a £115m contract to supply network coverage throughout London Underground. All Tube stations are scheduled to be equipped to link the Airwave and Connect systems in 2008, with the East London line getting linked up first, some... [05 Feb 2007]
Australian bank the latest suitor for Airwave?
News Acquisitive Australian bank Macquarie is interested in snapping up O2's emergency radio network business Airwave, according to a report in The Times. Airwave is the secure digital radio network used by the UK emergency services and has recently... [04 Jan 2007]
£390m ambulance radio upgrade rollout begins
News The DoH signed a 13-year contract worth £390m in July 2005 with Airwave - owned by mobile operator O2 - to provide the new digital radio and communications system. The radio terminals provided by Sepura will operate on the Airwave network and work... [27 Dec 2006]
