FCC paves road for June 2006 auctionThe FCC last week announced its intention to auction 90 MHz of advanced wireless spectrum in the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz bands as early as June 2006. ... M/A-COM receives federal homeland security designationM/A-COM announced that its NetworkFirst land mobile radio interoperability solution has qualified as an anti-terrorist technology under the 2002 SAFETY Act.... All the facts on FCC rules changesBy Alan Tilles Unfortunately, not everything that happens in the wireless world lends itself to a pithy column.... Nextel will come through bank on itBy Glenn Bischoff Finally, the long-awaited reconfiguration of the 800 MHz airwaves has begun... Following directions key to rebandingBY SANDY EDWARDS, NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS Public safety and communications go hand-in-hand because fast and clear communication is key to preventing and addressing emergencies... TA challenged to find 800 MHz licenseesBy Donny Jackson Payment questions persist as Transition Authority tries to clarify process... Be proactive toward rebandingBy Alan Tilles The start of the 800 MHz rebanding process ushered in an era of unprecedented activity in the public-safety community... NENA honors everyday heroesThe National Emergency Number Association, at its annual convention last month, joined with 911 Cares to present the 2005 Everyday Heroes awards... Digital migration picks upBy David P. Storey Land mobile radio is one of the last communications technologies to migrate from analog to digital technology. Why has it taken so long?... Heavens help usBy Lynnette Luna In times of disaster--and in some geographic areas--terrestrial communications systems often prove inadequate. While first-responder agencies fill the gaps with satellites, system operators put past failures behind them and prepare for an apparently sunnier future... APCO sees intro of new productsBy Glenn Bischoff Topics covered at conference include VoIP, public-safety trends... Congress holds onto PSAP fundingBy Glenn Bischoff Early appropriations expected to fall far short of authorization... TSR is interoperability Holy GrailBy Doug Mohney Technology makes protocols and frequencies moot, enables multi-function devices... Broadcasters get on boardBy Donny Jackson NAB voices support for vacating spectrum by January 2009... Nextel, Sprint shareholders OK mergerShareholders for both Sprint and Nextel Communications have approved the proposed merger that will create the third-largest wireless carrier in the U.S.... |
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