https://urgentcomm.com/wp-content/themes/ucm_child/assets/images/logo/footer-logo.png
  • Home
  • News
  • Multimedia
    • Back
    • Multimedia
    • Video
    • Podcasts
    • Galleries
  • Commentary
    • Back
    • Commentary
    • Urgent Matters
    • View From The Top
    • All Things IWCE
    • Legal Matters
  • Resources
    • Back
    • Resources
    • Events
    • Webinars
    • White Papers
    • Reprints & Reuse
  • IWCE
    • Back
    • IWCE
    • Conference
    • Special Events
    • Exhibitor Listings
    • Premier Partners
    • Floor Plan
    • Exhibiting Information
    • Register for IWCE
  • About Us
    • Back
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Terms of Service
    • Privacy Statement
    • Cookies Policy
  • Related Sites
    • Back
    • American City & County
    • IWCE
    • Light Reading
    • IOT World Today
    • Mission Critical Technologies
    • Microwave/RF
    • T&D World
    • TU-Auto
  • In the field
    • Back
    • In the field
    • Broadband Push-to-X
    • Internet of Things
    • Project 25
    • Public-Safety Broadband/FirstNet
    • Virtual/Augmented Reality
    • Land Mobile Radio
    • Long Term Evolution (LTE)
    • Applications
    • Drones/Robots
    • IoT/Smart X
    • Software
    • Subscriber Devices
    • Video
  • Call Center/Command
    • Back
    • Call Center/Command
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • NG911
    • Alerting Systems
    • Analytics
    • Dispatch/Call-taking
    • Incident Command/Situational Awareness
    • Tracking, Monitoring & Control
  • Network Tech
    • Back
    • Network Tech
    • Interoperability
    • LMR 100
    • LMR 200
    • Backhaul
    • Deployables
    • Power
    • Tower & Site
    • Wireless Networks
    • Coverage/Interference
    • Security
    • System Design
    • System Installation
    • System Operation
    • Test & Measurement
  • Operations
    • Back
    • Operations
    • Critical Infrastructure
    • Enterprise
    • Federal Government/Military
    • Public Safety
    • State & Local Government
    • Training
  • Regulations
    • Back
    • Regulations
    • Narrowbanding
    • T-Band
    • Rebanding
    • TV White Spaces
    • None
    • Funding
    • Policy
    • Regional Coordination
    • Standards
  • Organizations
    • Back
    • Organizations
    • AASHTO
    • APCO
    • DHS
    • DMR Association
    • ETA
    • EWA
    • FCC
    • IWCE
    • NASEMSO
    • NATE
    • NXDN Forum
    • NENA
    • NIST/PSCR
    • NPSTC
    • NTIA/FirstNet
    • P25 TIG
    • TETRA + CCA
    • UTC
Urgent Communications
  • NEWSLETTER
  • Home
  • News
  • Multimedia
    • Back
    • Video
    • Podcasts
    • Galleries
  • Commentary
    • Back
    • All Things IWCE
    • Urgent Matters
    • View From The Top
    • Legal Matters
  • Resources
    • Back
    • Events
    • Webinars
    • White Papers
    • Reprints & Reuse
    • UC eZines
  • IWCE
    • Back
    • Conference
    • WHY ATTEND
    • Exhibitor Listings
    • Floor Plan
    • Exhibiting Information
    • Registration Opens April 2019-Join Our Mailing List
  • About Us
    • Back
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Terms of Service
    • Privacy Statement
    • Cookies Policy
  • Related Sites
    • Back
    • American City & County
    • IWCE
    • Light Reading
    • IOT World Today
    • TU-Auto
  • newsletter
  • In the field
    • Back
    • Internet of Things
    • Broadband Push-to-X
    • Project 25
    • Public-Safety Broadband/FirstNet
    • Virtual/Augmented Reality
    • Land Mobile Radio
    • Long Term Evolution (LTE)
    • Applications
    • Drones/Robots
    • IoT/Smart X
    • Software
    • Subscriber Devices
    • Video
  • Call Center/Command
    • Back
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • NG911
    • Alerting Systems
    • Analytics
    • Dispatch/Call-taking
    • Incident Command/Situational Awareness
    • Tracking, Monitoring & Control
  • Network Tech
    • Back
    • Cybersecurity
    • Interoperability
    • LMR 100
    • LMR 200
    • Backhaul
    • Deployables
    • Power
    • Tower & Site
    • Wireless Networks
    • Coverage/Interference
    • Security
    • System Design
    • System Installation
    • System Operation
    • Test & Measurement
  • Operations
    • Back
    • Critical Infrastructure
    • Enterprise
    • Federal Government/Military
    • Public Safety
    • State & Local Government
    • Training
  • Regulations
    • Back
    • Narrowbanding
    • T-Band
    • Rebanding
    • TV White Spaces
    • None
    • Funding
    • Policy
    • Regional Coordination
    • Standards
  • Organizations
    • Back
    • AASHTO
    • APCO
    • DHS
    • DMR Association
    • ETA
    • EWA
    • FCC
    • IWCE
    • NASEMSO
    • NATE
    • NXDN Forum
    • NENA
    • NIST/PSCR
    • NPSTC
    • NTIA/FirstNet
    • P25 TIG
    • TETRA + CCA
    • UTC
acc.com

Coverage/Interference


Article

Top 5 stories: Week of Oct. 31-Nov. 6

Top 5 stories: Week of Oct. 31-Nov. 6

Here’s a look at the most popular stories on IWCE’s Urgent Communications from last week.
  • Written by
  • 12th November 2015

Here’s a look at the most popular stories on IWCE’s Urgent Communications from the last week.

  1.  “Newscan FCC to fine M.C. Dean electrical contracting company 718,000 for Wi-Fi blocking at Baltimore conventions ” – In this roundup of worldwide critical-communications news, the FCC announces the $718,000 penalty proposed for M.C. Dean, Inc. for disabling and interfering with consumers’ Wi-Fi devices at the Baltimore Convention Center (BCC). The announcement states, “Wi-Fi blocking threatens to stymie wireless innovation and the availability of Wi-Fi as an important Internet access technology. Our action today advances the Commission’s longstanding goal of ensuring that all authorized communications– including Wi-Fi transmissions – occur free of malicious disruptions.”
  2. “Harris showcases Signal Sentry 1000 solution that detects, locates GPS-jamming sources” – ​ At the recent IACP 2015 show, Harris introduced its Signal Sentry 1000, which delivers real-time information to critical-infrastructure operators to identify and mitigate the issue of Global Positioning System (GPS) jamming. “What it does is that we’ll take a network of sensors—a minimum of four, and we can scale it to as many as we need to cover the size of the critical infrastructure or any area of interest—that will detect any interference in the same frequency band as the GPS L1 signal, the civil signal,” Joe Rolli, business development manager for the Harris precision navigation and timing business unit, said during an interview with IWCE’s Urgent Communications.
  3. “Mutualink, Intel team to provide wearable public-safety gateway with WiFi, Bluetooth connectivity” – Myriad devices – from biometric sensors to body-worn cameras – can be connected via wire, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi through Mutualink’s new Wearable Smart Gateway, a lightweight device powered by Intel’s Edison chip for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, according to Mike Wengrovitz, Mutualinks’ vice president of innovation. “We basically shrunk down the servers that we use for collaboration now and made them postage-stamp sized—and, by the time you put a battery in it, they become palm sized,” Wengrovitz said during an interview with IWCE’s Urgent Communications. “We took all of the data from all of those things that you were wearing, carrying or were nearby on one side [of the wearable gateway], and on the other side, they telemeter back through a secure tunnel to a command post.
  4. “Global marketplace critical to success of public-safety broadband initiatives” – IWCE’s Urgent Communications Donny Jackson reflects on the first meeting of the International Forum to Advance First Responder Innovation, where the differences and likenesses between the U.S. and global concept of public-safety were highlighted. Jackson notes some of the challenges in the fragmented public-safety market for land-mobile-radio (LMR). “When you combine an already fragmented market with the specialized needs for hardening/reliability, the cost of doing business in the public-safety sector goes up, and that results in higher-priced equipment. These costs look even worse in comparison to the commercial cellular market, which benefits from global standards that result in massive economies-of-scale efficiencies that drive lower prices,” he writes.
  5. “Video: Motorola Solutions: Steve Sebestyen explains how broad product portfolio helps public safety” – In this video, Steve Sebestyen, Motorola Solutions public-safety development manager and public-safety evangelist, shares some perspective on how various products in his company’s portfolio have the capability to assist public-safety agencies in predicting, responding to and investing incidents.
Tags: Commercial GPS Harris Interoperability Local Area Motorola Solutions TETRA Coverage/Interference FCC Land Mobile Radio Public Safety System Installation Tracking, Monitoring & Control Wireless Networks Article

Related


  • California PD: ‘Game-changing’ Live911 streaming of emergency calls accelerates responses
    Police officers in the city of Clovis, Calif., are able to respond more quickly to incidents—saving lives and property—because they use the Live911 application developed by HigherGround to listen to the audio from 911 calls near their location, according to a Clovis police official. Jim Munro, a lieutenant in the Clovis Police Department, said the […]
  • Using data to improve emergency response resources in healthcare arena
    The ability for a COVID-19 outbreak to swiftly consume emergency response resources has emphasized the need for accurate and timely data reporting as a central component of the pandemic response effort. Continuous analysis of data collected is producing concerning results for response leaders, as new variants of the virus are discovered, and the United States […]
  • Digital transformation, connectivity create platform for sustainable mobility
    The Covid-19 pandemic is causing tectonic plates to slide in the automotive industry, and in indeed in many others. However, it’s not the only factor that is causing a shift. Consumer purchasing behavior, electric vehicle adoption is increasing, connect and autonomous vehicle technology is important, and there is a push to, as Markus Winkler is […]
  • Hytera, Motorola Solutions DMR royalty dispute to be decided by federal judge
    Hytera, Motorola Solutions DMR royalty dispute to be decided by federal judge
    A federal judge is expected to determine the royalty Hytera Communications must pay as ongoing compensation for the use of trade secrets and copyrighted software stolen from Motorola Solutions—a decision that could shape the competitive landscape within the DMR marketplace. No available specifics about the royalty amounts proposed by lawyers representing China-based Hytera Communications and […]

Leave a comment Cancel reply

To leave a comment login with your Urgent Comms account:

Log in with your Urgent Comms account

Or alternatively provide your name, email address below:

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Content

  • 3 security flaws in devices and IoT that need fixing
  • Westell, End-to-End Public Safety BDA Solutions
  • SolarWinds attackers lurked for 'several months' in FireEye's network
  • Newscan: America’s creaky payment infrastructure is showing cracks

Commentary


Ransomware? Let’s call it what it really is: extortionware

21st February 2021

Redefining communications for today’s mobile workforces

18th February 2021

Hi-tech sewer can help safeguard public health, environment and economies

18th February 2021
view all

Events


UC Ezines


IWCE 2019 Wrap Up

13th May 2019
view all

Twitter


UrgentComm

Newscan: Klobuchar calls on Congress to get serious on tech reform dlvr.it/RtqByn

2nd March 2021
UrgentComm

The era of converged network infrastructure has officially begun dlvr.it/Rtmq62

2nd March 2021
UrgentComm

Biden to follow through on Trump-era China tech ban dlvr.it/Rtmlgt

2nd March 2021
UrgentComm

Hytera, Motorola Solutions DMR royalty dispute to be decided by federal judge dlvr.it/Rthqp3

1st March 2021
UrgentComm

Using data to improve emergency response resources in healthcare arena dlvr.it/RtYfFJ

26th February 2021
UrgentComm

3 security flaws in devices and IoT that need fixing dlvr.it/RtYRxm

26th February 2021
UrgentComm

Newscan: America’s creaky payment infrastructure is showing cracks dlvr.it/RtTzBD

25th February 2021
UrgentComm

California PD: ‘Game-changing’ Live911 streaming of emergency calls accelerates responses dlvr.it/RtPgXS

24th February 2021

Newsletter

Sign up for UrgentComm’s newsletters to receive regular news and information updates about Communications and Technology.

Expert Commentary

Learn from experts about the latest technology in automation, machine-learning, big data and cybersecurity.

Business Media

Find the latest videos and media from the market leaders.

Media Kit and Advertising

Want to reach our digital and print audiences? Learn more here.

DISCOVER MORE FROM INFORMA TECH

  • American City & County
  • IWCE
  • Light Reading
  • IOT World Today
  • Mission Critical Technologies
  • Microwave/RF
  • T&D World
  • TU-Auto

WORKING WITH US

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Events
  • Careers

FOLLOW Urgent Comms ON SOCIAL

  • Privacy
  • CCPA: “Do Not Sell My Data”
  • Cookies Policy
  • Terms
Copyright © 2021 Informa PLC. Informa PLC is registered in England and Wales with company number 8860726 whose registered and Head office is 5 Howick Place, London, SW1P 1WG.
This website uses cookies, including third party ones, to allow for analysis of how people use our website in order to improve your experience and our services. By continuing to use our website, you agree to the use of such cookies. Click here for more information on our Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy.
X