Updated August 21, 2017 Mutualink loves going to trade shows to spread the word about interoperability, public safety communications and bridging ecosystems. Being prepared makes it easier to get that message across; we felt prepared for APCO and couldn't be more pleased with the reaction we got from partners, customers and the media. Many thanks […]
The ability to interoperate during emergencies is critical to quickly resolve incidents with the best outcomes. To share information with first responders, a picture is worth a thousand words. And video is worth a hundred images. So think about these benefits when considering how you collaborate within your agency and with other agencies: Show, not […]
Shared Information Needed for Border Wall (Virtual or Actual) With bidding recently closed for a 2,000-mile wall across our southern border, we need to ensure that any attempted breaches of the wall have rapid coordinated response with integrated communications across the multitude of federal, state and local agencies that may be involved. This requirement creates […]
Securing Miami Beach for Art Basel As tens of thousands of artists, art enthusiasts and press congregated last week in Miami Beach to take in the exhibits of Art Basel in America, public safety professionals ramped up efforts to protect the increased population. For the second year, Mutualink's interoperable communications platform added a multimedia dimension to […]
Public safety agencies have a problem. They have to find new ways to deal with constant change and increasing complexity. Constant change and increasing complexity assault your operational effectiveness and make your job harder every day. The arrow of time moves us forward into an inexplicable future. Disasters (natural or man-made), terrorism, fires, floods, and […]
Mutualink Use in New Jersey Atlantic City, NJ was host to a 70.3 mile Ironman Triathlon swim-bike-run event on Sunday Sept 18, culminating in a 13 mile run along the world famous boardwalk. The event occurred on the day after an improvised explosive device was detonated in nearby Seaside Park, NJ and then another explosion […]
Communications is so important in the world of emergency preparedness. These esteemed professionals from New York and New Jersey are some of the best.
As Mutualink executives go to the air on their way to our industry’s annual conference, those of us in the office are filled with anticipation. What will they learn? What will they see? What new opportunity is waiting?
Big news for international security and interoperable communications: Chilcott Inc’s MERC makes sharing audio, video and text over disparate systems easy, with technology from Mutualink and IP Access.
With equipment donated by the United States Southern Command’s Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) Program, this Peruvian Engineer Company shares video from their base camp in the Central African Republic.
The 2014 National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) provides information and guidance to those that plan for, coordinate, invest in, and use operable and interoperable communications for response and recovery operations. The Office of Emergency Communications worked closely with more than 350 federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions, private sector representatives, and other stakeholders to update the NECP with […]