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Article: The path toward Project 25: attacks created renewed urgency over public safety issues. (9/11 & Project 25).
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- Wireless Week
- Article date:
- September 2, 2002
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WASHINGTON -- For Project 25, the events of Sept. 11, 2001, triggered what could be the push the initiative needs to finally get under way.
Project 25 is a more than decade-old effort to make interoperable gear for police, fire and other emergency responders. Nearly a year after the terrorist attacks--when reports abounded of public safety communications problems at the World Trade Center--it's still unclear how much progress has been made toward interoperability based on Project 25. However, it is clear the events of that day created renewed interest in the subject and a sense of urgency on the part of public safety and vendors to bridge the communications gap ...