Infrastructure NewsMA-COM announces availability of high-power 4.9 GHz WiMAX solutionBy: By Donny Jackson Tyco Electronics’ M/A-COM yesterday announced the availability of new high-power, 4.9 GHz WiMAX base stations and subscriber stations that are designed to be used by utilities and public-safety agencies... Court tells FCC to revisit BPL rulesBy: By Donny Jackson FCC commissioners need to do a better job justifying the agency’s rules governing broadband-over-power-line (BPL) emission levels, according to a federal appeals court... Motorola announces availability of point-to-point offeringBy: By Donny Jackson Motorola this week announced the availability of its PTP 500 series of wireless Ethernet bridges, which are designed to complement the vendor giant’s existing point-to-point portfolio... Scrapping of ‘virtual’ border fence just rumor, DHS saysBy: By Mary Rose Roberts A $20 million, 28-mile prototype (P-28) ‘virtual’ fence built by Boeing Co. developed to thwart illegal immigration along the Mexico-U.S. border hasn’t met border control agents’ needs, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported. However, the federal government has no plans to scrap the program as recently reported by the mainstream press, said Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Laura Keehner... Aruba unveils software-upgradeable 802.11 access pointsBy: By Glenn Bischoff Aruba Networks this week unveiled a line of 802.11 a/b/g remote access points that can be upgraded to 802.11n functionality via downloadable software... NATE works to expand 'culture of safety'By: By Glenn Bischoff National Association of Tower Erectors, or NATE, Executive Director Patrick Howey said this week that the organization is working to develop a “culture of safety” throughout the tower industry that includes both tower workers and tower owners. As part of the effort, the organization reissued its checklist of recommended procedures designed to make tower workers safer... Motorola escapes proxy fight, names Dorman as chairmanBy: By Donny Jackson Embattled wireless equipment vendor Motorola this week made moves to shuffle its board of directors, nominating two allies of influential shareholder Carl Icahn to the board and naming former AT&T executive David Dorman as its non-executive chairman... Firetide introduces tri-band mesh infrastructureBy: By Mary Rose Roberts Los Gatos, Calif.-based Firetide this week unveiled the tri-band capability of its HotPoint access points and HotClient client premises equipment to expand the functionality of its mesh nodes.... Motorola announces plan to split companyBy: By Donny Jackson Mobile wireless giant Motorola today announced plans to divide the company into two units, splitting the struggling handset division from the rest of the firm... IWCE: Daniels expands transportable repeater systemBy: By Glenn Bischoff LAS VEGAS--Daniels Electronics announced the addition of a portable, collapsible antenna mast, solar panel and battery for use with its transportable repeater system, which was introduced two years ago.... IWCE: M/A-COM debuts software-update solutionBy: By Donny Jackson LAS VEGAS--Tyco Electronics’ M/A-COM this week at the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) introduced the SUMSplus automation server, which is designed to simplify third-party software maintenance in many of the company’s LMR networks... IWCE: HYT America introduces new radiosBy: By Donny Jackson and Mary Rose Roberts LAS VEGAS--HYT America this week is unveiling a number of new analog portable radios and its first repeater at the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) this week at the Las Vegas Convention Center... IWCE: Datron unveils ruggedized transceiverBy: By Mary Rose Roberts LAS VEGAS--Datron World Communications launched at IWCE 2008 the HH7700 ruggedized VHF handheld transceiver... IWCE: Genesis announces Motorola deal, future plans, UK testBy: By Donny Jackson LAS VEGAS--Texas-based network-management provider Genesis Group has announced an agreement with Motorola to fully license the control-channel protocol for the industry giant’s proprietary SmartNet and SmartZone 3600 trunking systems... Twisted Pair announces general availability of WAVE 3.0By: By Donny Jackson Seattle-based unified communications technology provider Twisted Pair this week announced the general availability of WAVE 3.0, the latest version of its unified group communications platform that is designed to work in mission-critical environments for the military, public safety and high-priority enterprises... |
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