Verizon Wireless rips Consensus Plan in FCC filing 

In a recent filing submitted to the Federal Communications Commission, Verizon Wireless assailed the Consensus Plan, which would alleviate interference...

SDR Forum to create public-safety working group 

The SDR Forum soon will announce the formation of the Public-Safety Special Interest Group (SIG), which will be charged with getting vendors and public-safety...

APCO criticizes portions of NENA E911 report 

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, International has criticized a National Emergency Number Association recommendation that the...

FCC proposes BPL rules 

The Federal Communications Commission today proposed changes to its technical rules governing broadband-over-power line services that it said would foster...

APCO past president George Murray dies 

George Murray, president of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, International from 1989 to 1990, died February 8 as a result of...

Public-safety groups sound off on 800 MHz issue 

The Association of Public-Safety Officials, International Association of Fire Chiefs, and International Association of Chiefs of Police this week sent...

AccelChip joins SDR Forum 

AccelChip, which manufactures high-performance digital signal processing cores for ready-to-use algorithms used in software-defined radio (SDR) designs,...

CMA honors Aurora Marketing’s Reubenstein with Pioneer’s Award 

The Communications Marketing Association has named Stan Reubenstein, the founder and president of Denver-based independent representative firm Aurora...

FCC won't act on 800 MHz this month 

There will be no action taken on the 800 MHz interference issue, or any other item for that matter, during this month’s regular Federal Communications...

Paratek Closes $15 Million Series B Financing 

Paratek Microwave, a supplier of smart scanning antennas and miniaturized tunable radio frequency front ends, announced today it had received $15 million...

FCC meeting to focus on critical infrastructure protection 

The Federal Communications Commission today announced that its Technological Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on Jan. 23 to discuss critical-infrastructure...

IAC members named 

FCC Chairman Michael Powell recently named the 15 members of the re-chartered Intergovernmental Advisory Committee, which will be led by Chairman Jim...

E911 Institute to honor public-safety pros 

The E911 Institute, a non-profit organization that provides administrative support to the Congressional E911 Caucus, announced yesterday that it would...

FCC adopts ITS radio service rules 

The Federal Communications Commission yesterday adopted licensing and service rules for the 5.9 GHz band used for dedicated short-range communications...

FCC opens rulemaking on smart radios 

The Federal Communications Commission today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comment on how to best utilize so-called “smart” radios,...