Networks & Systems NewsFCC to delay D Block decisionBy Donny Jackson Multiple sources indicate that the much-anticipated rules for the 700 MHz D Block re-auction will not be considered during the FCC’s regular meeting on Dec. 18... New York completes one statewide test, delays anotherBy Donny Jackson The state of New York today announced an indefinite delay in testing the first phase of the statewide wireless network... Reporter’s Notebook November 20, 2008By Mary Rose Roberts L-3 Communications announced that its ACCOLADE wireless-mesh mine communications system has received final approval from the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration... In 911 world, accountability, protocols go hand in handBy Glenn Bischoff Holding emergency call-takers accountable is a big step in the right direction... Grid approach could end location challengesBy Lynnette Luna The public-safety community always seems to learn new lessons when it responds to disasters... MSV promises satellite changesBy Lynnette Luna The mobile satellite services, or MSS, industry has entered a resurrection period as new regulations and satellite capabilities enable companies to offer ubiquitous voice and high-speed data services to government, enterprises and consumers—without the clunky handsets of the past.... Meru Networks OS partitions client devicesBy Mary Rose Roberts Meru Networks this week unveiled its virtual-cell architecture, which gives every client device accessing the wireless LAN its own unique identifier that stays with it wherever it moves within the network... San Francisco believes in gunshot-location technologyBy Glenn Bischoff One of the problems faced by the law-enforcement community is that when a firearm is discharged, many times the incident is never reported.... Motorola demonstrates 700 MHz broadband systemBy Glenn Bischoff Motorola this week is demonstrating public-safety wireless broadband applications over an orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM)-based, 700 MHz system... ADC debuts outdoor distributed antenna systemBy Glenn Bischoff ADC introduced the FlexWave Prism outdoor distributed antenna system that is designed to support events in large venues.... Sprint has a change of heart concerning iDENBy Lynnette Luna After recently admitting that it was peddling its struggling iDEN business, Sprint Nextel reversed course and announced it would instead hold on to the business... Saab chooses Green Hills OS for UAVBy Mary Rose Roberts Green Hills Software announced that Saab is using its Integrity operating system to control its Skeldar unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)... 3n announces new university customers for alert serviceBy Donny Jackson Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Alberta have selected the 3n InstaCom Campus Alert system to help deliver multimode alert notifications throughout the campus during critical incidents... Aruba unveils Wi-Fi open development labsBy Lynnette Luna WLAN vendor Aruba Networks publicly launched an open development lab designed to promote research on Wi-Fi networks and the all-wireless workplace, and accelerate the pace of research on wireless networks and applications... Newton County deploys Tyco OpenSky networkBy Donny Jackson Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems, formerly known as M/A-COM, yesterday announced the completion of a 700/800 MHz OpenSky radio network for public-safety and utility personnel in Newton County, Ga.... |
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