Rebanding turns a significant corner 

By: By Alan Tilles

Two recent regulatory decisions will greatly affect two aspects of 800 MHz rebanding and are of vital interest to the user community. First, the FCC has...

The meeting that should have been 

By: By Andrew Seybold

By now you should be well-aware of how the 700 MHz D Block turned out: Qualcomm was the sole bidder for the airwaves but did not bid enough to meet the...

Measure twice, cut once 

By: By Rik Rasmussen

When the subject of rebanding comes up, some speak of it as the Hurricane Katrina of the public safety radio community. In many ways, they are correct....

What's wrong with 6.25 kHz migration? 

By: By Stephen Devine

In March 2007, the FCC released an order that extended the deadline for vendors to manufacture equipment capable of operating on 6.25 kHz-wide channels...

Some needed perspective 

By: Glenn Bischoff gbischoff@mrtmag.com

At the end of February, I went to Las Vegas to attend this year's International Wireless Communications Exposition. While there I learned all about get...

Moving forward to implementation 

By: By Patricia Tikkala

There are now more Stage 2 licensees engaged in implementation than in planning or negotiations, and the TA's focus is increasingly shifting from negotiations...

Get up to speed on narrowbanding 

By: By Alan Tilles

Every year after IWCE, we reflect on what we learned from attendees and exhibitors. This year, there were several themes that came through loud and clear....

We understand your urgent need 

By: By Mark Hickey

New Year, new issue, new directions. We live in urgent times and, as the pundits say, velocity matters. We understand the velocity of your world and how...

When seconds count 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

When I was a teenager, a tornado came through our neighborhood. It did not touch down, but it was definitely overhead, judging from the damage...

Let's make a re-deal 

By: By Robert H. Schwaninger Jr.

While reviewing my tower owner clients' site agreements with broadband carriers, paging outfits and other tower tenants, I failed to see the line in any of them that says, "We hereby invite tenant to renegotiate rent terms at their convenience"...