All or Nothing 

By: By Donny Jackson

Public safety wants its 700 MHz spectrum now, but Congress says entire band must be cleared first...

Padcom, Tropos partner in Oklahoma City project 

Padcom and Tropos Networks last month announced a joint marketing agreement and sub-contracts to provide key aspects of a broadband data network...

Unsecured Wi-Fi access points a concern 

By: By Doug Mohney

New devices monitor airwaves for rogue wireless LAN users...

Aloha plans test of Arizona high-speed data network 

By: By Lynnette Luna

Aloha Partners, owner of 77 licenses in the 700 MHz band, said it is poised to receive a waiver from the FCC...

Mesh networking hits prime time 

By: By Donny Jackson

Motorola acquisition of MeshNetworks validates still-developing technologies...

News Briefs 

By: From staff and wire reports

Mark Jasin new Kenwood senior VP, GM Kenwood USA Corp. promoted Mark Jasin to senior vice president and general manager for the company's communications...

RoIP success is in the details 

By: By John Facella, P.E., M/A-COM

Last month in this space, we examined the overarching issues associated with using IP networks to provide the backbone for voice traffic in a public-safety...

States band to tackle interoperability 

By: By Tom Lambalot, SmartLink Radio Networks

Western States Contracting Alliance leverages group buying power, evaluates services...

Atheros unveils WLAN solution 

Atheros Communications introduced what it is billing as the world's first single-chip IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN chipset. The AR5006X chip integrates...

Bringing CAD into the field 

By: By Merrill Douglas

Systems evolve to offer advanced data capabilities to first responders at the scene...

Making sense of IP for public safety 

By: By John Facella, P.E., M/A-COM

Public-safety communications have seen many changes in the past 30 years. Lately the integration of IP into public-safety networks has generated much interest...

NEWS BRIEFS 

By: From staff and wire reports

Senate passes bill with 700 MHz amendment attached The U.S. Senate last month voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill addressing many concerns...

Stay with what works 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

For years now I have been threatening to cancel the wireline phone service to my home. It's not that the service is bad; to the contrary, it is quite good...

UWB brings radio's future closer 

By: By John Santhoff and Douglas Cummings, Pulse-Link

Fast-developing, spectrum-friendly technologies could hasten development of smart radios...

Surveillance in the palm of your hand 

By: By Merrill Douglas

Security personnel look to wireless video systems for critical incident info...