Coverage/Interference

Top 5 stories: Week of Sept. 7-11

• 17th September 2015

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

Vertex Standard: Mike Petersen outlines DMR network-extension capabilities of EVX-Link solution

• 10th September 2015

Mike Petersen, director and general manager for Vertex Standard, explains how the company’s new EVX-Link product lets an enterprise affordably extend its DMR network coverage inside a building, across the city or across a continent.

Oku Solutions: David Witkowski outlines highlights of LTE test & measurement webinar (available on demand)

• 27th August 2015

David Witkowski, chief solutions architect for Oku Solutions, highlights some of the topics he covered during Wednesday’s online learning session “Testing and Measurement of LTE Technologies,” including the role that LMR radio shops will play in FirstNet and tools that can be used to ensure that public-safety agencies get the coverage and throughput from an LTE provider (be it FirstNet or a commercial carrier) that they paid for.

Hughes: Tony Bardo says satellite no longer ‘old, slow and expensive’

• 25th August 2015

Tony Bardo, assistant vice president for government solutions at Hughes Network Systems, explains how the company’s Spaceway satellite solution can provide the backhaul needed to support public-safety LTE, such as when deployable systems are leveraged in areas outside of the fixed terrestrial network.

Oceus Networks: James Patterson discusses company’s role in New Jersey deployable LTE project

• 20th August 2015

James Patterson, vice president of public and federal solutions for Oceus Networks, details some of the design and engineering challenges associated with the deployable LTE sites—both systems on wheels (SOWs) and cells on wheels (COWs)—being leveraged in the New Jersey public-safety LTE system, which is scheduled to be completed by Sept. 30.

Nokia Networks announces LTE ‘network in a box’ solution with Harris BeOn capability

• 17th August 2015

Nokia Networks announced an LTE “network in a box” (NIB) configuration that can be deployed to an incident to provide on-scene coverage and the ability to use applications—most notably, the Harris BeOn application that supports P25 voice interoperability and other key functions—without connectivity to the primary evolved packet core (EPC) for a larger public-safety network, like the one proposed by FirstNet.

Scenes from APCO 2015 (Aug. 16)

• 17th August 2015

Black & Veatch buys assets of RCC Consultants for $3.1 million

• 3rd August 2015

Black & Veatch purchased most assets of RCC Consultants for an estimated $3.1 million—$1 million more than the expected collectible accounts receivable—in a deal approved by a New Jersey bankruptcy court and closed on Friday, July 31.

TCS: Dan Highsmith highlights features of company’s connected mobility solution

• 10th July 2015

Dan Highsmith, senior sales engineer for TeleCommunication Systems (TCS), explains how the company leverages vehicle-router and ad-hoc networking solutions to deliver a connected mobility solution in the field.

Tips for resolving interference issues amicably

• 24th June 2015

Nothing fouls up your ability to communicate with your teams in the field or back at the station than interference. Sometimes it can be intentional; sometimes it is just accidental. Either way, you know it needs to stop, but you don’t know how to make that happen or where to turn for answers. The Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) is here to help.