Turtle Mike Technology Bridges Communications Systems
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 17:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Recent two-week field tests in Nebraska of the Hybrid Public Safety Microphone--or Turtle Mike--allowed law enforcement, medical, fire and rescue and public works personnel to test a merge of land mobile radio (LMR) and broadband systems to enable first responders to communicate with each other. Funded by S&T's First Responders Group (FRG) at the request of DHS's U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Turtle Mike bridges these normally stand-alone systems and offers a platform that links different systems together.