Let's get going on P25's next phase 

By: By Bob Schassler

The recent decision by the Project 25 (P25) Steering Committee to select TDMA as the basis for Phase 2 of the standard gives the industry a much-needed path forward to making P25 Phase 2 systems a reality...

New airwaves require new thinking 

By: By Stephen Devine

The introduction of 700 MHz broadband technologies that would leverage public safety's allocation in the band has created a much-needed dialogue...

A time to chortle 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

In the movie Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt is told by his top military advisers that it would be a fool's errand to attempt a daring bombing raid on Japan's mainland in response to the sneak attack that wiped out most of the U.S. Pacific fleet...

Whatever it takes, please fix this 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

The abduction and murder of 18-year-old Kelsey Smith in the Overland Park, Kan., area a couple of months ago caused me to think of another crime committed more than a decade ago in upstate New York...

More is better 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

Just about three years ago, the 9-11 Commission issued its final report on the attacks that rocked America. Chief among the findings was the assessment...

First things first 

By: By David P. Storey

Imagine a world where super-advanced high-tech innovations all come together in a universal solution for an integrated communications network that could be all things to all people--or at least to all public-safety professionals and emergency responders...

911 and the broadband future 

By: By Jason Barbour

Significant debate has ensued in the nation's capital and nationwide over the past several months regarding the need for a national public-safety wireless broadband network...

Rebanding decisions will have an impact 

By: By Alan Tilles

New York is in the process of replacing its radio system...

Refarming effort needs a boost 

By: By Alan Tilles

It is difficult to write this column during the week of the Virginia Tech tragedy. I am certain that the coming weeks and months will reveal information...

A test of will 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

In September 2005, Sports Illustrated's Rick Reilly wrote a column about Bobby Martin, who was born without legs. Despite this formidable challenge, he...