Publisher's Letter

Must-read technology

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Mark Hickey

When I stepped in as publisher of MRT in late fall of 2003, we inherited an ongoing marketing campaign for the magazine: MRT stood for Must-Read Technology....

Editor's Letter

Candor is underrated

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

Last month, I watched the congressional hearing on baseball's steroids problem. I'm not sure why. I think it was the same instinct that causes one to...

News

Nebraska wants to triple E911 surcharge

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

No counties are Phase II compliant--but less than half are even Phase I ready...

NENA calls 10-digit PSAP calls unacceptable

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

In what many industry observers are calling a position reversal, the National Emergency Numbering Association executive board has declared voice-over-IP...

FCC's Kevin Martin takes the helm

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

Appointment could alter the landscape for broadband over power line...

SmartLink deploys interoperable solution to Conn. fire department

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

SmartLink Radio Networks said it has deployed a radio solution that provides interoperable communications between the Manchester (Conn.) Fire-Rescue-EMS...

British retailer expands RFID trial to 53 stores

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

Marks & Spencer, a retailer of apparel, furniture and household goods headquartered in London, said it would expand a trial of radio frequency identification...

Nextel maintains iDEN not dead yet

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Jason Ankeny, Telephony

Outlook unsure for continued partnership with Motorola after 2007...

Families of 9-11 deceased firefighters seek court appeal

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

Families of nine New York City firefighters who died on Sept. 11, 2001, have asked the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals to review last year's decision...

Vanu to deploy SDR base station in India

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

Vanu said it has entered into a partnership with the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), a department of the Government of India, to deploy...

Nokia wins TETRA contract

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

Nokia announced that the Ministry of the Interior of the United Arab Emirates has signed an agreement for the vendor to deploy a TETRA radio communications...

UWB standards groups merge

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

The WiMedia Alliance and the MultiBand OFDM Alliance Special Interest Group announced that the two groups have merged and will operate under the WiMedia...

RELM radio wins NIST certification

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

RELM Wireless said the National Institute of Standards Technology validated its DPHx radio, part of its BK Radio line of digital portable radios, to FIPS...

Teletouch wins contract with Dallas emergency health care provider

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

Teletouch Communications said it has received a three-year contract worth $150,000 to deploy a two-way radio communications system and provide field support...

Report: P2T carriers need bundles outside U.S.

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

A report issued by the Yankee Group urged carriers deploying push-to-talk services to create service bundles that also include conferencing, instant messaging...

Aloha to test Flash-OFDM in Tucson

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Lynnette Luna

Company hopeful high-speed data network won't interfere with broadcasters...

Anritsu names new president

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, BY LYNNETTE LUNA

Anritsu Corp. has named Hiromichi Toda as its president, effective June 23. Toda succeeds Akira Shiomi, who will remain with the company as chairman of...

View From the Top

Feds need to step up 911 effort

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Gregory L. Rohde, E911 Institute

Since Sept. 11, 2001, the federal government has devoted billions of dollars to helping our first responders policemen, firemen and hazmat teams who are...

Enterprise

Travel time becomes productivity time

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Doug Mohney

Broadcast data service lets workers do more, wherever and whenever...

In the Works

Vendors not waiting for 802.11n

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Lynnette Luna

MIMO technology increases data speed, range and reliability--but what is it?...

In the Field

Simulcast saturates Missouri county

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

Size and terrain made coverage spotty for first responder radios...

Clearing up the feeder cable debate

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, BY JÔERG SPRINGER, RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEMS

The ubiquitous coaxial feeder cable provides the radio frequency link on land mobile base stations from New York to Los Angeles. Bought by the foot, its...

Dealers

Going beyond push-to-talk

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Darrin Fleming, Cook's Communications

Advanced features make bus company more reliable, provide dealer with opportunities ...

TechSpeak

Dummy loads and smart choices

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, BY Katie Wright, Bird Electronic Corp.

Understanding the design, operation and maintenance of RF terminations...

IWCE 2005

Products take center stage at IWCE

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

In addition to its bright lights, one-armed bandits and what happens here, stays here, culture, Las Vegas is known for another icon of indulgence: the...

Cover Story

Ripe for the taking

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

Motorola President Greg Brown's assessment of the enterprise has the industry behemoth adapting its successful public-safety business formula for the government and corporate markets...

Motorola dealers keep the faith

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

If some observers think Motorola is headed down the wrong path, you won't hear that from the dealers who resell the communication giant's two-way radio...

Products

Motomesh not just for public safety

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

Multiple government entities could tap in without affecting first responders...

Spotlight: Amplifiers

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

E-RF Wireless: This series of continuous-duty base station, link transmitter and specialized mobile radio power amplifiers are designed to operate with...

products

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

Connectors and cable prep tools Times Microwave Systems has unveiled a series of EZ style connectors and cable prep tools for use with LMR-240 low loss...

FInal Word

IWCE reflects a changing industry

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

If memory serves, I believe this will be my 20th International Wireless Communications Expo. In that time, profound changes have occurred in the land...