Wireless linking for Jersey City offices

Also: An open spectrum auction is best for consumers and public safety; California police department trials Polaris Wireless tracking solution; AT&T, GE sign M2M communications agreement; Time Warner Cable cites need for Wi-Fi spectrum; Verizon blog explores deregulation of legacy wireline networks; and the NSA says it has "mitigated" meltdowns at Utah data farm.

Also: Many questions surround Sprint/T-Mobile merger; S.F. to get free public Wi-Fi in business district; Number of abandoned 911 calls rise in Colorado city; Codan intros two tactical repeaters; Hawaiian resort turns to Motorola to upgrade Wi-Fi offering; FCC names acting director of legislative affairs; Cassidian P25 system accepted by Colorado county; ArcGIS system selected by Vermont transit agency; Worldwide 4G LTE connections to top 2 billion within five years.

Also, feds experiment with helium balloons for deployable emergency communications; Meru Networks creates Wi-Fi bundles for the education sector; PowerTrunk partners with Potomac Spectrum Partners to promote TETRA; Raytheon debuts advanced targeting sensor system for U.S. Army; BioRx smartphone app tracks, shares hemophilia healthcare info; U.S. Army increases value of contract with Harris; AdvanceTec introduces multi-unit two-way radio charger; iPAD Air scheduled to debut on Nov. 1; FAA deploys Harris dual-core network infrastructure; fire district wins grant for mobile emergency dispatch system; EWA endorses first recipient of Vestal scholarship.

Also: EWA requests dismissal of 900 MHz applications; TIA names tech and policy priorities for 2014; IJIS Institute names Shumate Award winner; App makes bus waits more tolerable; a Blackberry comeback may be in the offing.