Aberdeen: Manufacturers should pilot RFID now 

Manufacturers waiting to let other suppliers sort through the “inevitable problems” associated with RFID technology instead of conducting their own pilot...

BPO Solutions announces beta for MiniMesh-PRO 

British mesh-networking developer BPO Solutions this week confirmed plans to conduct a public-sector beta test of MiniMesh-PRO, the company’s multi-hop...

Microsoft creates RFID group 

Software giant Microsoft yesterday announced the establishment of a new Microsoft Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Council that will consider ways...

Aruba Wireless offers secure Wi-Fi voice solution 

Aruba Wireless Networks yesterday announced Secure Voice, an AirOS software module that the company claims is the industry’s first complete solution that...

Matrics introduces next-gen RFID reader 

Matrics this week announced the introduction of the AR 400 RFID (radiofrequency identification) reader, the send generation of the company’s RFID readers....

Report: Europe backs CDMA for limited use 

European telecom regulators have approved the CDMA standard for use in PMR (public mobile radio) and PAMR (public access mobile radio) networks that operate...

Motorola unveils latest TETRA portable radio 

Motorola yesterday announced the introduction of the MTP750, a TETRA-based portable radio that integrates voice, data and encryption functions with multiple...

Nokia to build nationwide TETRA network in Sweden 

Nokia announced today that it has won a contract to build what it says will be the world’s largest shared TETRA (terrestrial trunked radio) public-safety...

Illinois county deputies get radio upgrade 

Deputies serving Stephenson County, Ill., will receive “state-of-the-art” mobile radios thanks to a $63,000 grant provided by the Illinois Law Enforcement...

Report: Chicago Fire Department network still open to hackers 

A racial slur was broadcast over the Chicago Fire Department’s emergency communications network once again this week—the seventh such incident this month—but...

Vivato Wi-Fi solution chosen for Port of Seattle deployment 

Tideworks Technology, which provides software solutions for terminal operations and shipping lines, has deployed four Vivato 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi switches at...

Wireless Facilities tapped for E911 upgrades 

San Diego-based Wireless Facilities announced that it has entered into an agreement with “one of the top six national wireless carriers” to bring as many...

Dataradio offers leasing option 

Dataradio announced during IWCE 2004 that it has partnered with First Capital Equipment Leasing Corp. to offer customers a leasing option for its mobile...

DOT expected to formalize stricter fleet monitoring rules 

Glenn Bischoff

The U.S. Department of Transportation is expected to impose stricter requirements this fall concerning how transportation fleets and public utilities...

Panel: 4.9 GHz band promising, challenging 

Donny Jackson

Proper engineering standards and area coordination are needed to make 4.9 GHz spectrum dedicated to public safety beneficial to first responders wanting...