DHS approves labs for P25 compliance program 

By Donny Jackson

Eight laboratories have been approved to test equipment as part of the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program, the DHS Office for Interoperability and Compatibility announced...

Manufacturers successfully test P25 trunking interoperability 

By Glenn Bischoff and Donny Jackson

Five radio manufacturers—Motorola, Tait Radio Communications, Tyco Electronics M/A-COM, EFJohnson Technologies, and Technisonic Industries—successfully conducted interoperability tests this week using the Project 25 Phase 1 trunking common air interface...

DARPA's first test of cognitive radio goes well 

By Donny Jackson

Initial testing of a cognitive radio that military officials plan to be sold for less than $500 per unit met expectations, and the project remains on track for realizing its goal of completing development of the devices in late 2010...

Reporter's Notebook 

By Mary Rose Roberts

The state of New York began its internal systems-integration testing of the first phase of the statewide wireless network (SWN) being built by Tyco Electronics M/A-COM...

Aruba unveils Wi-Fi open development labs 

By 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...

Reporter's notebook 

By Glenn Bischoff and Donny Jackson

Tyco Electronics M/A-COM today announced that the first phase of New York's $2 billion Statewide Wireless Network is ready for testing by the state's Office for Technology (OFT)....

Emergency Communications Put to the Test in Chicago 

By Mary Rose Roberts

System Integrator CDW-G recently hosted a field exercise to test Chicago’s interoperable communications and related systems that are used to safeguard the public during a manmade or natural disaster....

New York begins operational tests for statewide system 

By Donny Jackson

Major operational testing of the first portion of the New York Statewide Wireless Network (SWN) has begun and will continue through the end of the month, with the results promising to be closely monitored by state officials and network vendor Tyco Electronics’ M/A-COM...

M/A-COM says New York state system ready for testing 

Donny Jackson

Public-safety communications vendor Tyco Electronics M/A-COM has certified that the New York Statewide Wireless Network (SWN) is ready for operational testing in the initial project area, meaning testing that will decide the fate of the $2 billion contract will be conducted this month, according to the state....

New York downplays reported test problems with M/A-COM system 

By Donny Jackson

Problems arising during the initial testing of the New York Statewide Wireless Network were anticipated and should be fixed by M/A-COM in April, when state officials will decide whether to proceed with the $2 billion project, a state spokesman said...

Magnolia Broadband prepares for large UK test 

By Donny Jackson

Magnolia Broadband’s DiversityPlus solution will be tested late this month or early in November by five of Europe’s largest carriers to determine if the technology can deliver promised gains in data rates, battery life and coverage on UMTS networks, Magnolia Broadband CEO Osmo Hautanen said...

APCO: Genesis pursues larger UK opportunity 

By Donny Jackson

BALTIMORE--The Genesis Group will make its network-management software tools available to all agencies operating on the Airwave TETRA network in the United Kingdom, the company announced today...

IWCE: Anritsu intros low-cost bench analyzers 

By Glenn Bischoff

LAS VEGAS--Anritsu launched a line of spectrum analyzers yesterday at IWCE 2007 in Las Vegas that the company is billing as an economic alternative for bench testing microwave components, subsystems and systems...

Nokia announces contract with Army lab 

By Donny Jackson

Wireless manufacturer Nokia yesterday announced that the U.S. Army has awarded the company a contract to build a WCDMA 3G/HSDPA network that will be used to evaluate potential defense applications using the wireless technologies...

Intrado next-gen 911 testing program gains participants  

By Donny Jackson

Leading 911 systems provider Intrado this week announced that several technology companies are participating in Intrado’s Intelligent Emergency Network (IEN) Connect program, which lets providers test their products to ensure that they interoperate within the next-generation 911 environment....