M/A-COM says New York state system ready for testingBy: Donny Jackson Public-safety communications vendor Tyco Electronics M/A-COM has certified that the New York Statewide Wireless Network (SWN) is ready for operational testing in the initial project area, meaning testing that will decide the fate of the $2 billion contract will be conducted this month, according to the state.... 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... Sprint Nextel, Motorola announce LMR interoperability solutionBy: By Donny Jackson Sprint Nextel and Motorola yesterday announced the availability of a Motobridge gateway that will allow Direct Connect users on Sprint Nextel’s iDEN network to have push-to-talk communications with users on land-mobile-radio (LMR) systems... BelAir introduces mesh node for public safety, intelligent transportationBy: By Donny Jackson BelAir Networks recently announced the availability of mobile mesh nodes that can operate in the 4.9 GHz frequency allocated for public safety and the 5.9 GHz band for Intelligent Transportation Services (ITS) that meet connectivity requirements in vehicles traveling as fast as 150 miles per hour... Exalt Communications announces 4.9 GHz backhaul systemBy: By Donny Jackson Wireless-backhaul solutions provider Exalt Communications recently announced the general availability of its high-capacity solution operating in the 4.9 GHz band that is used by public safety... Sprint Nextel to cut 4000 jobs after reporting more subscriber lossesBy: By Donny Jackson Sprint Nextel today announced about 4000 job cuts and retail-outlet closures in the wake of more subscriber losses during the fourth quarter of 2007... New York downplays reported test problems with M/A-COM systemBy: By Donny Jackson Problems arising during the initial testing of the New York Statewide Wireless Network were anticipated and should be fixed by M/A-COM in April, when state officials will decide whether to proceed with the $2 billion project, a state spokesman said... Frontline Wireless says it is ‘closed for business’By: By Donny Jackson Frontline Wireless—the wireless startup that helped make the public-private partnership concept for a nationwide 700 MHz broadband network for public safety a reality—today announced it is “closed for business,” which could drastically impact the upcoming D Block auction... xG Technology gets FCC certification, prepares for first profitsBy: By Donny Jackson Florida-based startup xG Technology recently received FCC certification for its xMAX equipment, allowing the company to ship base stations for at least four new markets this month and experience its first profitable period, according to CEO Rick Mooers... Rivada wins contract from Louisiana National GuardBy: By Glenn Bischoff The Louisiana Army National Guard recently awarded a contract to Crystal City, Va.-based Rivada Networks for an interoperable wireless broadband communications network that leverages existing cellular infrastructure for day-to-day operations but can quickly be made more robust in times of emergency... Motorola names Brown as new CEOBy: By Donny Jackson Motorola announced that President and COO Greg Brown will succeed Ed Zander as the company’s CEO effective Jan. 1... Verizon Wireless chooses LTE for its 4G migrationBy: By Donny Jackson Verizon Wireless, the second-largest wireless carrier in the U.S., yesterday announced plans to use Long Term Evolution (LTE) for its fourth-generation (4G) mobile broadband network... Vanu announces 700 MHz prototype, dual-mode SDR deploymentBy: By Donny Jackson Software-defined radio (SDR) technology provider Vanu this week announced it has demonstrated a 700 MHz Femtocell prototype developed with transceiver chipmaker BitWave and has deployed the first commercial wireless network to operate using both CDMA and GSM standards on a single system... Selling public safety on broadband network might be tougher than expectedBy: By Glenn Bischoff ORLANDO--There is little question that the proposed nationwide public safety wireless broadband network for first responders will deliver capabilities—by leveraging next-generation commercial technologies—to first responders in the field that previously were the stuff of fantasy. However, based on the discussion today at the IWCE-MRT Wireless Summit, proponents of the network will have some work to do to convince first responders those capabilities not only are needed but also worth the monthly user fees they’ll have to pay to access the network... Poarch: Financial benefits of national public-safety network could be enormousBy: By Glenn Bischoff ORLANDO--While most in the public-safety community are focused on the exciting applications that will be available to first responders in the field once the 700 MHz high-speed network is deployed several years from now, there might be another benefit that officials will find just as exciting: far less expensive radios in the future. So said Derek Poarch, chief of the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, speaking at today’s IWCE-MRT Summit... |
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