Looking beyond the network 1st May 2011 Deciding to use LTE is helpful, but true 700 MHz public-safety broadband network interoperability also will require considerable work at the application level.
Tsunami response highlights long-standing interoperability issues 19th April 2011 Oregon would like to develop its own Northwest version of the Virtual USA information sharing portal used by Idaho, Alaska, Oregon, Montana and Washington.
News IWCE reporter’s notebook (Part 2) 15th March 2011 IWCE product and service announcements from c4i, PCTEL, AASHTO, Laird, Alcatel-Lucent and Etherstack.
Raytheon commits to new UCLA public-safety communications center 10th March 2011 Although the charter of the new UCLA center has not been determined completely, the entity is expected to help research and develop various technologies for public-safety communications.
ICS advocate pushes collaboration, preparation before a large-scale incident 9th March 2011 Public-safety leadership must cross jurisdictional lines and partner with statewide agencies to conduct incident-command communications exercises prior to a large-scale incident.
Article A wander-ful solution 1st March 2011 Long-Term Evolution technology will enable nationwide roaming, which is the key to widespread interoperability.
FCC to host broadband interoperability forum 3rd February 2011 Representatives of public safety, manufacturers and other interested parties are expected to participate in a broadband interoperability forum being conducted March 4 by the FCC’s public safety and homeland security bureau.
Commentary Protect yourself 1st February 2011 Are we seeing the beginning of the end regarding single-municipality public-safety radio systems? There are some indications that point to a significant migration from such systems to wide-area, single-licensee systems.
FCC adopts NPRM calling for LTE interoperability at 700 MHz 26th January 2011 Such action is needed to avoid the “balkanization” that historically has occurred between public-safety voice networks that have followed myriad standards paths, Commissioner Michael Copps said.
FCC to consider LTE interoperability order 6th January 2011 FCC commissioners this month are expected to approve an order designed to establish a technical framework that is designed to ensure interoperability between all LTE networks using 700 MHz public-safety spectrum throughout the nation.
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 3 24th March 2024
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