FCC: Negotiations on 800 MHz border pacts progressingBy Donny Jackson U.S. officials have begun 800 MHz spectrum-coordination discussions with representatives from Canada and Mexico... P2T-over-cellular standard confirmedThe Open Mobile Alliance has made available the OMA push-to-talk over cellular (POC) 1.0 Candidate Enabler... APCO executive director resignsThe Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials announced that John Newman, international executive director for the past year, has resigned... 700 MHz spectrum still up in the airBy Donny Jackson Lawmakers agree when broadcasters should clear 700 MHz but little else... NEARS seeks national directory fundingFirst responders inpressed by interoperable prototype... House resolution seeks FCC reconsideration of BPLBy Donny Jackson ARRL has expressed support for a proposed U.S. House of Representatives resolution that asks the FCC to reconsider and review its interference policies as they relate to broadband-over-powerline deployments... Pick up the phoneBy Glenn Bischoff Last month, during a voice-over-IP conference held in Chicago, National Emergency Number Association President Bill McMurray told attendees that NENA's constituency the nation's public-safety answering points is eager to start a dialogue with VoIP vendors... FCC spectrum approach hits the markBy Mark Crosby We should all pay attention to the FCC's order [ET Docket 04-151] that removed many regulatory barriers of entry in order to encourage multiple users in the 3650 to 3700 MHz band and stimulate the deployment of wireless broadband services, particularly in rural and other underserved areas... APCO readies for 71st conferenceShow will focus on communications advances... Ups & DownsBy Glenn Bischoff Equipment vendors and Southern California public-safety agencies recently staged an elaborate test of 4.9 GHz technologies to determine whether airborne systems could operate without causing problems for ground-based systems. What they found is that the answer largely depends on the equipment used... Spectrum bill bogged down in CongressBy Alan Tilles I've done my part. Have you? I now have three high-definition-ready televisions. With a significant amount of the 700 MHz band allocated to public safety once broadcasters are gone, I'm trying to hurry this digital changeover as much as I can... Legislator calls for DTV transition in 2008By Donny Jackson Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, has introduced draft legislation that would require television broadcasters to clear valuable spectrum... More than a makeoverBy Donny Jackson While most attention is focused on retofitting 911 t serve VoIP callers, many PSAP officials have their eyes set on grander goals... Denver picks M/A-COM for interoperabilityBy Donny Jackson M/A-COM was awarded a contract worth nearly $2 million by the Denver police department to deploy its NetworkFirst interoperability solution... Interoperability handbook draws fireBy Glenn Bischoff IAFC criticized over endorsement of Nextel, 800 MHz trunking... |
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