Report: NYC mayor calls for 911 system overhaulNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has called for the consolidation of eight dispatch centers to two “identical” centers that would share the same... RCA announces first west coast eventThe Radio Club of America announced it would hold its first annual Spring Gathering on the west coast, at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, Calif., on... Verizon Wireless pledges minimum $5 billion for 1.9 GHz spectrum Nextel covetsBy: By Glenn Bischoff Verizon Wireless yesterday said it was prepared to open bidding at $5 billion for the 10 MHz of spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band that Nextel Communications... NENA chooses television’s John Walsh to keynote conferenceThe National Emergency Number Association announced that John Walsh, host of the popular “America’s Most Wanted,” which appears on the Fox television... SDR Forum announces public-safety symposiumThe Software Defined Radio Forum announced it would a hold a public-safety forum on April 19 during its regularly scheduled general meeting in Mainz,... APCO, NENA express support for E911 proposalsThe Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) this week launched a “call to action” for its members to support passage of S1250, which... MobilePro seeks wireless patentMobilePro today announced it has filed a 32-claim patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a wireless technology invention used... Report: FCC will Approve Consensus PlanAccording to a report in the Washington Post, most Federal Communications Commissioners favor the Consensus Plan supported by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and other public safety groups to alleviate interference with emergency communications in 800 MHz frequencies.... Former FCC chairman joins Tropos boardReed Hundt, who was chairman of the FCC from 1993 to 1997, has joined the board of directors of Tropos Networks, which supplies equipment for metro-scale... Report: Nokia creates P2T standards riftNokia has been accused by archrival Ericsson of developing push-to-talk handsets that won’t work with network software developed by rival handset providers,... Report: Mexico soon to release 800 MHz spectrum auction rulesMexico is expected to release later this month bidding rules for a planned auction of satellite positions and radio frequencies, the Wall Street Journal... APCO welcomes new executive directorThe Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has named John B. Newman as its executive director. Newman comes to APCO... Analyst: 800 MHz decision imminentBy: Donny Jackson Federal Communications Commission officials are expected to decide how to resolve interference created by commercial wireless carrier Nextel Communications... Congressman pushes FCC to guarantee reband fundingRep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.) this week called on the Federal Communications Commission to reband the 800 MHz spectrum that is plagued by interference issues,... SDR Forum officially launches special interest groupThe Software Defined Radio Forum made official at IWCE 2004 what MRT had first reported in February: that it has launched a special interest group targeted... |
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