BOLINGBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 10, 2025--
Windy City Wire, a leading U.S. manufacturer of low-voltage wire and cable solutions, has announced a new educational webinar in partnership with iBwave Solutions Inc. The event is designed to help contractors and low-voltage professionals simplify public safety surveys and grid testing without relying on expensive or complex RF toolsets. The live session, scheduled for November 19 at 11:00 AM CST, will demonstrate how to optimize signal validation across P25, UHF/VHF, LTE, and 5G networks using iBwave Mobile Survey and the Epiq PRiSM Scanner.
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This collaboration reflects Windy City Wire’s ongoing commitment to delivering innovative, contractor-friendly technologies that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and profitability. The webinar will highlight how these mobile tools provide lightweight, affordable, and practical solutions for professionals managing wireless and public safety systems.
Attendees will learn how to transform grid testing into a repeatable and profitable service offering, reduce survey time and complexity while improving accuracy, and deliver professional, compliance-ready reports that help accelerate project approvals. In addition, all registrants will receive a free 15-day trial of iBwave’s Mobile Survey software and exclusive procurement guidance from Windy City Wire’s public safety solutions team.
The session will explore how iBwave’s Mobile Survey and Epiq PRiSM Scanner integrate seamlessly into field workflows, eliminating the need for costly RF equipment. The solution enables professionals to survey, validate, and document communication systems for first responder and public safety environments with greater confidence and consistency. The event is part of Windy City Wire DAS educational series, an ongoing initiative to empower low-voltage professionals with advanced tools that simplify distributed antenna system (DAS) and wireless network deployments.
Three key outcomes from this event include helping contractors convert complex grid testing into a scalable and repeatable service model, providing tools that significantly reduce testing time while enhancing data accuracy, and equipping participants with actionable procurement insights alongside a free software trial.
About Windy City Wire
Founded in 1994, Windy City Wire is a U.S.-based leader in low-voltage wire and cable solutions. The company’s proprietary SmartWire™ technology and RackPack® system redefine installation efficiency for industries including security, automation, and communications. With 19 stocking locations nationwide, Windy City Wire continues to deliver innovation, quality, and reliability to contractors and integrators across the country.
Learn more and reserve your spot for the webinar at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9005837410910149466.
Windy City Wire Partners with iBwave to Simplify Public Safety Grid Testing for Contractors Nationwide
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — International media organizations have joined Serbian journalists in raising the alarm about worsening press freedoms in the Balkan country, including “record levels” of physical violence, online smear campaigns and death threats against reporters.
The partner organizations of the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Safety of Journalists and the Media Freedom Rapid Response groups said in a statement released this week that “the past year had seen a continued deterioration, leaving the country in a prolonged and worsening press freedom crisis.”
The statement warned that “chances of further escalation in the severity of attacks against journalists remain dangerously high."
A delegation visited Serbia on March 26-27, holding meetings with both the media and government representatives.
“The mission came at a time of unprecedented physical attacks on journalists and rampant online smear campaigns, led or amplified by influential members of the ruling party,” the statement said. "The delegation is fearful that journalists are caught in a spiral of violence with few protections in place.”
In response to The Associated Press, the Serbian government's Ministry of Information and Telecommunication said it “condemns any form of violence and attacks on journalists and urges state institutions to react as urgently as possible to identify all the perpetrators who took part in the attacks on journalists.”
The ministry further cited various activities and projects already in place that are aimed at raising awareness and supporting journalists, including a working group, an SOS line and an online platform.
On Wednesday, dozens of Serbian journalists blocked traffic outside the office of Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic, to protest the latest spate of attacks recorded during violence-marred local elections on Sunday.
The Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia said that 20 reporters were attacked on Sunday, while around 100 attacks have been recorded so far this year.
International election observers at the balloting said they witnessed violence and irregularities. The vote was held in 10 municipalities throughout Serbia. It was seen as a test for Vucic after more than a year of youth-led protests that first erupted after a train station tragedy in Nov. 2024 that killed 16 people.
While he formally seeks EU membership for Serbia, the increasingly authoritarian Vucic and his government have been accused by rights groups of clamping down on democracy, including media freedoms.
International media groups said in their statement that pressure and attacks on media workers surged since the station canopy collapse in Novi Sad and the start of the student-led mass demonstrations. The group cited “alarming levels of impunity” with hardly any of the perpetrators being held accountable.
“Clear political will is needed to break the downward spiral and ensure all attacks on the media are properly sanctioned under the law,” the statement said.
Serbian journalists block the traffic outside the offices of Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in protest of mounting attacks and pressure on the media. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Serbian journalists block the traffic outside the offices of Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in protest of mounting attacks and pressure on the media. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Serbian journalists block the traffic outside the offices of Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in protest of mounting attacks and pressure on the media. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
