NETWORKS & SYSTEMSN.Y. continues to hold off on statewide networkBy Donny Jackson Almost a month after completing a systems integration test on the first phase of the New York statewide wireless network being built by Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems (formerly M/A-COM), state officials had not decided whether the vendor will be allowed to take the next step in the project as of press time.... The moment of truthBy Mary Rose Roberts When president-elect Barack Obama accepted his new role during an election night speech in Grant Park, one of Chicago's largest public spaces, he spoke eloquently, and hundreds of thousands listened and cheered. And after the speech, the people and the politician went their separate ways quietly, without incident.... Spectrum indecisionBy Donny Jackson Almost a year after the 700 MHz D Block was supposed to be auctioned to create a shared wireless broadband network for public safety, the future of the spectrum apparently will remain in limbo until a new FCC is constituted... Promises, promisesBy Dave Plank It may be every firefighter's dream to have real-time 3-D walkthroughs of a fire in progress, streaming video from inside a building or dynamic floor... Network's Viabilty Will Hinge on Type, Cost of AccessBy Charles Werner Since the first attempt to create a nationwide broadband network for public safety, the FCC has strived to strike a more precise balance between the interests... What will it take?Two-and-a half years after Morgan O'Brien, chairman of Cyren Call Communications, first floated the idea of a nationwide wireless broadband network that... Designing simulcast networksBy Jay M. Jacobsmeyer, P.E. Simulcast is an abbreviation for simultaneous broadcast, and in the context of land mobile radio, it means simultaneous transmission from two or more repeater sites on the same radio frequency and with the same modulation.... Sleeping GiantsBy Mary Rose Roberts Cristina Ramos puts on rugged hiking boots before she drives into Quito, Ecuador's capital. The city rests on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active... Divided we failBy Charles Werner The D Block spectrum will be combined with 10 MHz of public-safety spectrum to create a nationwide wireless broadband network for first responders.... IPS Gets $2.8 Million From NYC PoliceIntegrated Parking Solutions received an additional $2.8 million contract from the New York City Police Department.... M/A-COM required to fix New York state network this monthBy Donny Jackson Deemed by the state of New York as being in default on its $2 billion contract to build a statewide LMR network, Tyco Electronics M/A-COM president Chuck Dougherty has vowed that his company will fix problems in the first phase of the network... Video analytics ID people, objectsBy Mary Rose Roberts Video surveillance has become commonplace in security and public-safety circles, but the software used to manage data must be smart.... Firetide Announces Airport DeploymentThe Page (Ariz.) Municipal Airport installed a wireless mesh network that supports video surveillance and wireless access to police records from remote locations.... Solacom unveils 911 software suiteBy Mary Rose Roberts Solacom Technologies unveiled its Guardian software suite that supports conventional and voice-over-IP call handling as well as next-generation 911 applications... N.Y. network doesn't make gradeBy Donny Jackson Tyco Electronics M/A-COM appeared to be in jeopardy of losing the largest public-safety LMR contract in the history of the U.S. on the eve of a scheduled decision on the project.... |
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