Keeping licenses current is keyBy Sandy Edwards, Sprint Nextel We're now several months past the one-year milestone for 800 MHz reconfiguration and knee-deep into completing Frequency Reconfiguration Agreements, or... Illinois miners' communications bill becomes lawIllinois Governor Rod Blagojevich recently signed a bill to protect trapped miners and rescuers responding to such incidents. Illinois Senate Bill 929... Winds of changeBy Lynnette Luna Note to the public-safety community: Like it or not, commercial technology is coming to a jurisdiction near you. After years of shying away from targeting... Political ads need regulationBY ALAN TILLES I know you've seen it a million times on your local television station a political commercial supporting either your local Democrat or Republican candidate.... FCC proposes new spectrum for medical devicesBy Donny Jackson The FCC approved a notice of proposed rulemaking to create a MedRadio band from 401 MHz to 406 MHz that would allocate another 2 MHz of spectrum for radio... IEEE halts work on 802.20 standardBy Lynnette Luna In a fight that demonstrates just how high the stakes are for the mobile wireless broadband market, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,... A Battle RoyaleBy Lunnette Luna Intel engineer files statement alleging that the working group included 20 or more consultants who appeared to vote improperly as a block proposals for the standard were given short shrift compared with Qualcomm-based approaches ... On rethinking prioritiesGlenn Bischoff Currently, there is disagreement between APCO and NENA over whether a portion of the $1 billion earmarked for interoperability should be used to fund upgrades to public-safety answering points ... Funding for 911 system falls shortBy Donny Jackson Hopes that Congress will appropriate even a modest amount of money to help pay for upgrades to public-safety answering points, or PSAPs, continue to wane... A busy year aheadBy Lynnette Luna If anyone is a true public-safety communications veteran, it's Wanda McCarley. The Association of Public-Safety Communication Officials president began... Cyren Call searches for coverBy Donny Jackson Cyren Call Communications officials continue to travel the country explaining the company's idea for a public-private partnership in the 700 MHz band,... A new day is dawningBy Alan Tilles Almost everyone has a cell phone. It started with the businessperson when was the last time that you saw a pay telephone in an airport? Then the small... Patent squabble erupts over RFID technologyIntermec filed suit against Alien Technology in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware for patent infringement. The lawsuit alleges that... Is public safety ready for radio over IP?By Charles Werner I have been listening to the arguments over whether voice over IP technology or radio over IP (RoIP) as it is also known should be used in conjunction... Rebanding faces an uphill climbBy Donny Jackson Entering August and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials annual conference, Utah Communications Agency Network Executive Director... |
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