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by Glenn Bischoff May. 16, 2013

BayRICS bounces back

Hampered by a lack of transparency during its early days, the Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications System (BayRICS) Authority has rebounded....More
by Donny Jackson May. 7, 2013

The readers always write: FirstNet will not meet expectations

Four out of five respondents believe that the much-anticipated nationwide broadband network for first responders ultimately will fall short, with....More
by Glenn Bischoff May. 2, 2013

Regarding 911 abuses, let’s swat the swatters

Laws penalizing those who abuse the 911 system by making non-emergency calls are needed to discourage such actions, which use valuable first-....More
by Glenn Bischoff Apr. 25, 2013

FirstNet’s Ginn has quite a mess on his hands

In the wake of FirstNet board member Paul Fitzgerald's allegations against fellow board members, Chairman Sam Ginn needs to keep his promise to....More
by Donny Jackson Apr. 16, 2013

Is your existing public-safety LMR network your last?

According to one expert, public-safety-grade LTE is going to supplant traditional first-responder communications a lot sooner than many people think....More
by Glenn Bischoff Apr. 11, 2013

A stark reminder of why training is so important

Training often seems to be the first item cut when budgets are tight, but a recent New York transit incident provides vivid evidence of the....More
by Donny Jackson Apr. 9, 2013

The readers always write: What should service shops do?

The vast majority of the respondents to our recent poll question say that service shops should follow the letter of the law, even if it means losing....More
by Glenn Bischoff Apr. 4, 2013

Prosecution needed to halt 911 abuses

A former suburban Chicago trustee reportedly has made 35 non-emergency calls to 911 during the first three months of this year, a pattern of behavior....More
Sam Ginn
by Donny Jackson Apr. 2, 2013

FirstNet chairman sets the bar very high

Ginn should be applauded for setting high standards, but are his parameters for public safety's broadband communications network reachable?....More
by Glenn Bischoff Mar. 21, 2013

Congress needs to drop T-Band mandate

Based on NPSTC's recent report, Congress should remove the mandate that public-safety entities clear the T-Band spectrum (470-512 MHz)....More
by Glenn Bischoff Mar. 19, 2013

UC wins Neal Award

Urgent Communications received the 2013 Jesse H. Neal Award in the "Best Subject-Related Series" category for its articles on public-safety broadband....More
by Donny Jackson Mar. 15, 2013

Decade of remarkable change for wireless industry, IWCE

The end of yet another International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) is upon us — the 10th IWCE that I've attended. While the name of the show....More
by Glenn Bischoff Mar. 14, 2013

Speaker: Firefighter radios are good, but not yet good enough

Without question, firefighter communications have come a long way. But it's not enough, according to Bruce Varner, retired chief of the Santa Rosa (....More
by Donny Jackson Mar. 13, 2013

Early deployments can be key to FirstNet success

FirstNet has opened the door for the seven BTOP recipients to restart their public-safety LTE deployments, but it is not a foregone conclusion that....More
Photo of a high-school student attending class through his VGo robot
by Glenn Bischoff Mar. 11, 2013

Meet VGo, the robot that will make you smile (w/ related video)

What's really fun is to write about is technology that is life-changing. For example, the VGo robot helps a grade-schooler be able to attend his....More
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Glenn Bischoff

Glenn Bischoff is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Urgent Communications magazine. Over a 30-year journalism career, his publications have won several ASBPE awards for editorial excellence. He...

Donny Jackson

Donny Jackson is editor of Urgent Communications magazine. Before joining UC in 2002, he covered telecommunications for four years as a freelance writer and as news editor for Telephony magazine....
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