Editor's Letter

On rethinking priorities

Aug 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Glenn Bischoff

Currently, there is disagreement between APCO and NENA over whether a portion of the $1 billion earmarked for interoperability should be used to fund upgrades to public-safety answering points ...

Technology

Ultrawideband spins it wheels

Aug 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Lynnette Luna

When the FCC gave its blessing to unlicensed ultrawideband, or UWB, technology in 2002, it envisioned a plethora of potential uses, ranging from broadband...

Cover Story

Winds of change

Aug 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Lynnette Luna

Note to the public-safety community: Like it or not, commercial technology is coming to a jurisdiction near you. After years of shying away from targeting...

Q&A

A busy year ahead

Aug 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Lynnette Luna

If anyone is a true public-safety communications veteran, it's Wanda McCarley. The Association of Public-Safety Communication Officials president began...

Commentary

A new day is dawning

Aug 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Alan Tilles

Almost everyone has a cell phone. It started with the businessperson when was the last time that you saw a pay telephone in an airport? Then the small...