Networks & Systems NewsMcDowell Research launches digital repeater systemBy: By Mary Rose Roberts McDowell Research, an Ultralife company, introduced the MRC-200A and MRC-200H digital tactical repeater systems designed for use with military multiband handheld radios... M/A-COM president vows New York system will be readyBy: By Donny Jackson Tyco Electronics M/A-COM will fix problems identified in tests of the first phase of a statewide wireless network for New York... Spectrum Bridge launches online marketplaceBy: By Donny Jackson Spectrum Bridge this week announced the launch of SpecEx, a new online marketplace that is designed to allow real-time buying and selling of licensed spectrum... New York gives M/A-COM 45 days to fix first phase of statewide networkBy: By Donny Jackson The state of New York on Friday informed Tyco Electronics M/A-COM that the company has defaulted on its contract to build a statewide LMR network and ordered that "significant deficiencies" need to be remedied by the middle of October for the $2 billion deal to remain in place.... NY comptroller to M/A-COM on statewide network: 'Time to fish or cut bait'By: By Donny Jackson New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli last week released two audits recommending that the New York State Office for Technology (OFT) not proceed with a $2 billion contract with Tyco Electronics M/A-COM to build a statewide wireless network based on the current performance of the network.... iRobot unveils robotic chassis for first-responder marketBy: By Mary Rose Roberts Bedford, Mass.-based iRobot launched the Negotiator, a bare-bones robotic chassis that can support third-party sensor and video devices, said Vice Admiral Joe Dyer, president of the company’s government and industrial robots division.... Lots of work needed to make 700 MHz proposal a realityBy: By Donny Jackson Myriad technical, financial and operational challenges surround the proposed 700 MHz public-private partnership model that is designed to build and maintain a nationwide broadband network for public safety, but leaders within the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) remain supportive of the notion.... Myriad obstacles stand in the way of 911’s bright futureBy: By Glenn Bischoff A panel discussing the future of the 911 system and emergency communications spoke of wondrous new capabilities, some of which first responders “haven’t even dreamed of yet.” ... Verizon, Cisco team to make offeringBy: By Donny Jackson Verizon, Cisco, to provide network-based interoperable communications between disparate systems while leveraging entities’ existing LMR infrastructure.... Kenwood unveils P25 repeater systemBy: By Glenn Bischoff The system consists of the TKR-740/840 repeater and the TRK-C40 P25 controller, which supports up to four conventional P25 channels to deliver digital communications while also providing continuous service to analog operations.... JPS adds advanced trunking capability to P25 platformBy: By Glenn Bischoff Raytheon’s JPS Communications has added composite channel trunking to its P25net Project 25-compliant, digital, trunked radio communications system... Exalt announces deployment with New York countyBy: By Donny Jackson Wireless-backhaul vendor Exalt Communication yesterday announced that Orleans County, N.Y., has deployed its 4.9 GHz solution to replace a microwave system that the county opted to discontinue after less than a year of usage.... Sprint says public safety will benefit from proposed WiMAX ventureBy: By Glenn Bischoff Sprint Nextel said in a recent FCC filing that the new company being formed in partnership with Clearwire not only is expected to provide wireless broadband services via WiMAX technology at data speeds up to 6 Mb/s to American consumers but also to public-safety agencies and educational institutions.... Motorola to cut 150 jobs with R&D restructuringBy: By Donny Jackson Motorola has announced a research-and-development (R&D) restructuring as part of its strategic review process that is expected to result in 150 job cuts, according to a company spokeswoman... Genesis lands large UK contractBy: By Donny Jackson Airwave, operator of a Motorola TETRA system serving public-safety organizations throughout the United Kingdom, this week confirmed that it has contracted with The Genesis Group to use the Texas-based company’s network-management software solutions in its network... |
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