IWCE: Tim Downs highlights key features of Critical LTE Communications Forum on Nov. 2-3 in Chicago 11th October 2016 Tim Downs, conference director for the Critical LTE Communications Forum, discusses key issues—from LMR-to-LTE migration to user applications—that will be discussed during educational sessions during the event. The Critical LTE Communications Forum will be conducted on Nov. 2-3 at the McCormick Center in Chicago. For more information and to register, visit http://www.criticalltecommunications.net/.
News AT&T unveils plan to lease spectrum to utilities for private networks utilizing Nokia technology 11th February 2016 Carrier and Nokia announce a joint plan designed to address utilities’ long-stated need to access broadband spectrum to support critical communications. The offering calls for AT&T to lease its spectrum for 15 years to utilities, which would pay for the deployment of private LTE networks using Nokia technology.
Article Top 5 stories: Week of Oct. 3-9 15th October 2015 Here’s a look at the most popular stories on IWCE ’s Urgent Communications from last week.
News Top 5 stories: Week of Sept. 26-Oct. 2 6th October 2015 Here’s a look at the most popular stories on IWCE ’s Urgent Communications from last week.
News FirstNet sheds light on financial challenges during Industry Day event 15th May 2015 FirstNet is seeking partnerships that ensure the nationwide public-safety broadband network is financially sustainable in the long term and provides first responders with “the best price possible” for service, officials said during a meeting yesterday with attendees interested in responding to the FirstNet draft RFP.
Video PowerTrunk: David Torres outlines the capabilities of new TETRA-LTE solution 13th May 2015 David Torres, PowerTrunk’s vice president of Canada sales, explains how the company’s new solution can support a standalone TETRA network, a Band 14 LTE network or a hybrid TETRA-LTE system. The PowerTrunk TETRA-LTE offering is expected to be commercially available late this year.
News LTE standards group targeting mission-critical push-to-talk specifications for early 2016 12th February 2015 Officials for 3GPP, the standards body for LTE technology, say the organization plans to establish a standard for mission-critical-voice functionality over LTE early next year. That action could have significant impact on both 4G LTE initiatives and LMR plans for public-safety and critical-communications entities.
News Pacific DataVision announces MOTOTRBO as narrowband technology, begins trading on NASDAQ 10th February 2015 Pacific DataVision (PDV) will deploy MOTOTRBO technology from Motorola Solutions in the four initial markets that are scheduled for operation during the first half of this year, a company official said in association with PDV stock beginning to be traded on the NASDAQ capital market last week.
Commentary PDV’s 900 MHz LMR-to-broadband proposal could be crossroads for critical-infrastructure comms 15th January 2015 Utilities and critical-infrastructure entities should embrace the notion of the Pacific DataVision (PDV) offering to provide broadband services to such users, if technical issues are addressed and the prioritization commitments are made. At this junction, these critical-infrastructure groups need as many broadband options as possible.
News AOptix: Amit Khetawat discusses company’s high-bandwidth backhaul capabilities to meet public-safety deployable needs 20th November 2014 Amit Khetawat, director of products for AOptix Technologies, talks about the ability for his company’s wireless backhaul technology–using a combination of free-space optics and millimeter-wave technologies–to deliver at least 2 GB/s backhaul throughput, even in situations that require quick setups times. Khetawat made the comments during a conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during the LTE North America show in Dallas.
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