Burns, Clinton seek $42 million for PSAPsSens. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) and Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) have submitted two requests asking that $42 million in the 2007 federal budget be earmarked... Proposed bill would alter VoIP E911 rulesDonny Jackson Telecom-reform legislation approved by the House Commerce Committee includes provisions that would alter existing FCC rules regarding the manner in which... Network costs that hurt the bottom lineBY SPENCER STERN Many land mobile radio network operators take great pride in sharing how well their networks are functioning from a financial perspective. They discuss... Recent changes will smooth rebandingBY SANDY EDWARDS, SPRINT NEXTEL Sprint Nextel has made tremendous progress with rebanding public safety and private wireless licensees since the start of the year. As of mid-May, 96%... Cyren Call proposal won't replace LMRBY DONNY JACKSON LAS VEGAS Public-safety officials at IWCE 2006 expressed considerable interest in Cyren Call Communication's proposal for a public/private partnership... Sprint Nextel creates public-safety advisory boardSprint Nextel announced the creation of a three-person public-safety advisory board that is designed to provide the wireless carrier with additional insight... Padcom wins patent lawsuitA U.S. district court jury ruled that mobile VPN software vendor NetMotion Wireless infringed on two patents held by competitor Padcom. The patents at... ARRL welcomes FCC test of BPL systemDonny Jackson ARRL, the national association for amateur radio operators, applauded a recent FCC decision to seek more information on a complaint that the high-profile... Simpler is betterGLENN BISCHOFF gbischoff@mrtmag.com The best day of the week is Saturday. It's not because I don't have to endure my normal three-hour roundtrip commute to downtown Chicago though that would... APCO receives kudos for Hurricane Katrina effortThe Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials has been named to the 2006 Associations Advance America Honor Roll, a national awards competition... It's time to question the status quoBY CHARLES WERNER A filing recently submitted to the FCC suggests an entirely new way of looking at 700 MHz spectrum and holds the promise of provoking a new and much needed... He's done it againBY ALAN TILLES Every few years, Morgan O'Brien rocks the land mobile radio industry. First it was his aggregation of specialized mobile radio operators called Fleet... Getting to the bottom of interopBY ALAN CALDWELL, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS This spring, thousands of public-safety agencies are being asked to respond to a survey about wireless communications interoperability in their jurisdictions.... A double-edged swordBY DOUG MOHNEY Ten-codes have been used by police departments and other first responders for decades as an over-the-air verbal shorthand, but the need to effectively... O'Brien unveils 700 MHz planBY DONNY JACKSON Attempting to address a public-safety communications crisis, wireless innovator Morgan O'Brien released his much-anticipated plan to have the FCC reallocate... |
advertisement Hot SpotsProject 25InteroperabilityRebandingPSAPadvertisement Essential ReadingA corner turnedLet the buyer bewareWhen measurements aren't feasibleVerizon, AT&T both plan 2010 launch for LTE networksMotorola shuffles the deck |
advertisement
