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Miami-Dade County keeps LMR focus amid LTE excitement

Mar 22, 2012 5:55 PM, By Donny Jackson (donald.jackson@penton.com)

Like many public-safety communications officials today, Felix Perez is a busy man. As the director of Miami-Dade County’s radio communications information division, he’s in charge of maintaining the existing 800 MHz LMR system, overseeing the rollout of a new P25 system and testing on a new 700 MHz LTE pilot project....

FCC: Still no 800 MHz rebanding deal with Mexico

Oct 7, 2011 4:55 PM, By Donny Jackson (donald.jackson@penton.com)

The FCC issued a three-month extension for affected 800 MHz licensees to take their first tangible steps toward rebanding their LMR networks. Such extensions have been approved regularly for years by the FCC, which has no control over the timetable for the U.S. and Mexico to reach a treaty agreement....

Sprint Nextel's rebanding price tag continues to increase

Mar 2, 2009 4:05 PM, By Donny Jackson

Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel spent $1.8 billion on spectrum reconfiguration related to 800 MHz rebanding through 2008 and projects it will spend $3.2 billion to $3.6 billion by the time the massive effort is complete, the company said in an annual regulatory filing released last week....

...from our magazine

Tough times for Moto, Sprint

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Donny Jackson

Two of the biggest names in the U.S. wireless industry — Motorola and Sprint Nextel — last month saw their credit ratings downgraded to “junk” status by separate agencies...

Alice in rebanding land

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Robert H. Schwaninger Jr.

Lewis Carroll could not have written the scenario playing out in the depths of the rabbit hole that is rebanding. With public safety playing Alice, the characters that have come to the tea party are as weird and wonderful as any that a fantasy writer could imagine....

...commentary

More isn't merrier

Jul 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Alan Tilles

As 800 MHz rebanding moves along, an issue that many expected to crop up during the transition has reared its ugly head — more interference....

Stop bullying — or else

May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Robert H. Schwaninger Jr.

Much has been written about public-safety entities' shared frustration with 800 MHz rebanding and the players involved in that effort. However, when compared to the way that many regional planning committees work, the rebanding process seems entirely logical....

...briefs

LightSquared notice triggers L-band rebanding

Aug 18, 2010 3:13 PM

Inmarsat will immediately begin a process of transition to a modified spectrum plan to increase spectrum contiguity. This process is expected to take 18 month....

TEMA asks for extension to reconfigure radio frequency

Apr 9, 2008 4:29 PM, - NBC

FCC commissioner closes APCO show

Aug 10, 2007 12:36 PM, - MRT


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