Top 5 stories: Week of Nov. 24 to 28
Here’s a look at the most popular stories on IWCE’s Urgent Communications from the last week:
Here’s a look at the most popular stories on IWCE’s Urgent Communications from the last week:
1. “AWS-3 auction bidding bodes well for FirstNet’s short-term funding, long-term sustainability opportunities” – The spectrum auction has ensured that FirstNet will receive all $7 billion in funding promised by Congress, while raising hopes that a long-term sustainable funding model is possible. In just the first seven days of bidding, more than $34 billion was raised through the AWS-3 auction.
2. “FCC approves rules to ensure 911 reliability, but dissenters worry about ‘federal takeover’ of emergency-calling system” – FCC commissioners adopted new rules that are intended to prevent another massive 911 outage, but two commissioners said the rules went too far. “We ought not neglect or understate the Rubicon the FCC aims to cross with this action,” Commissioner Ajit Pai said. “The commission may soon dismantle the long-standing governance structure of the 911 system, in which state and local authorities take a leading role.”
3. There is an optimistic future for 911 wireless location accuracy – Wireless technologies have dramatically changed 911 emergency calling services over the years, resulting in a far more complex system and location accuracy headaches aplenty. But George Rice, executive director of iCERT, explains why there’s room for optimism about the future.
4. “Spot. Find. Fix. – Interference Techniques App Note” – Anritsu sponsored this popular – and free! – white paper.
5. “Backhaul key as small cells enhance LTE performance, increase network complexity” – Check out what experts had to say about the importance of backhaul in small-cell and indoor-building solutions. “How many of you have had great bars [on a wireless device] and access to Wi-Fi, but you have no throughput to the Internet? That’s a Wi-Fi backhaul problem. All of these networks have to balance their backhaul connectivity,” said Sue Rudd, director of service provider analysis for Strategy Analytics. Rudd, Michael Freiberger, a senior network planner for Verizon; Amit Khetawat, director of products for AOptix; and Solyman Ashrafi, managing partner for NXGen Partners; were speakers at the recent LTE North America held in Dallas.