Cover Story

Beacons of hope

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Donny Jackson

Some areas devastated by the Indian ocean tsunami benefited greatly from the yeoman-like efforts of many involved in radio communications--and more than a little luck...

First Word

How many more deaths?

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Glenn Bischoff

A debate currently is being waged as to whether and how voice-over-IP service providers can offer enhanced 911 services...

News

Let the rebanding begin

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Donny Jackson

In an almost anticlimactic announcement, Nextel Communications last month said it would accept the terms of the FCC's 800 MHz order...

Boost Mobile expands P2T service in Canada, South America

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Donny Jackson

In partnership with NII Holdings and Canada's Telus Mobility, youth market-focused mobile virtual network operator Boost Mobile announced expansion...

Nextel responds to petition to remove BearingPoint from TA team

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Donny Jackson

Nextel Communications has asked the FCC to deny a petition filed to remove BearingPoint from the Transition Administrator team overseeing 800 MHz rebanding,...

NexGen City sues MeshNetworks

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Donny Jackson

One of last year's promising partnerships for mission-critical wireless networks has collapsed entirely, as Dallas-based NexGen City now has filed a $100...

More woes for Philly police radio system

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Donny Jackson

The city of Philadelphia's police radio system encountered two 15-second outages on Feb. 23 after a Verizon Communications technician inadvertently took...

RCA spring event set for May 4

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM

The Radio Club of America announced that its second annual West Coast spring gathering will be held May 4 at Tony Roma's in the Willow Shopping Center...

T-Mobile makes P2T push in Germany

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM

T-Mobile's German wireless arm is giving consumers an opportunity to test its push-to-talk (P2T) service for free during the next three months to generate...

ARRL schedules FieldDay '05 event in Texas

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM

The Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) will partner with Rusk State Park on June 25 to 26 to sponsor FieldDay 05, an event the ARRL has organized since...

Padcom secures $10 million in financing

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM

Wireless connectivity software vendor Padcom said it has received an additional $10 million in equity financing from Liberty Partners. The money will...

EFJohnson receives $2.8 million in DOD orders

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Donny Jackson

EFJohnson announced two U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) orders for Project 25 radios and accessories totaling $2.8 million...

Lack of interoperable communications plagues Florida manhunt

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, BY GLENN BISCHOFF

Law enforcement agencies responding to a manhunt in Florida recently were hampered when they were unable to communicate with each other because their...

View From the Top

Don't be fooled by clever imitators

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By David P. Storey, RELM Wireless Corp.

After four hurricanes hit Florida last season, reporters, public officials and consultants were quick to warn of the lesson learned by experience...

In the Works

Where mesh goes from here

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Merrill Douglas

Motorola's acquisition of MeshNetworks validates technology; does not foreshadow future...

In the Field

Interoperability at its finest

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Jim Barthold

Various safety agencies, vendors cooperate on inauguration day security...

Techspeak

Measuring 800 MHz interference

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Donn Mulder, Anritsu Co.

Accurate readings will help to ensure performance of public-safety networks...

Public Safety

VoIP: a four-letter word for PSAPs

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Donny Jackson

Providers, vendors and pubic-safety officials debate next steps for fast-evolving platform...

IWCE 2005

Education conference covers the bases

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Glenn Bischoff

Highlights include rebanding, interoperability, tower safety and emerging technologies...

The real life of Adrian Cronauer

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Jim Barthold

"Good Morning Vietnam" disk jockey to keynote conference...

Products

Wireless virtual keyboard a reality

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Donny Jackson

VKB hopes to make spills, space, sterility computing non-factors...

First-gen UWB radio

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM

Pulse-Link introduced its PLK23300-EVK evaluation kit, a first-generation ultrawideband radio designed for laboratory use...

Final Word

Is BearingPoint neutral?

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Alan Tilles

On Feb. 7, Nextel accepted the FCC's 800 MHz reband order, and the commission and the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals have denied requests for a stay of the order...