News Harris announces Washington Gas deployment 6th December 2012 Utility significantly increases its voice and data capacity by deploying a hybrid communications system designed by Harris.
News FCC issues narrowbanding reminder 4th December 2012 With just a few weeks to go, it is estimated that as many as 35% of affected licensees will not meet the commission’s Jan. 1 deadline for converting LMR systems below 512 MHz to 12.5 kHz-wide channels.
Commentary Federal R&D money for public-safety LTE should be accelerated 27th November 2012 UC Editor Donny Jackson discusses the need to accelerate the distribution of research and development money for the public-safety LTE network, particularly as it applies to mission-critical voice.
News FirstNet names PSAC vice chairs 21st November 2012 All executive-committee members of the Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) are in place, after FirstNet Chairman Sam Ginn announced the four vice chairs for the advisory group.
News Public Safety Advisory Committee a key to FirstNet success 20th November 2012 Although its membership has not been announced, early signs indicate that the Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) will play a vital role in helping the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) board.
News FCC grants 700 MHz spectrum license to FirstNet 16th November 2012 FCC grants 700 MHz spectrum license to FirstNet, as planned and mandated by law. Action leaves PSST without spectrum, and the entity will cease to exist early next year.
News FirstNet seeks applications for general-manager position 15th November 2012 Candidates wanting to lead the day-to-day operations of the nationwide public-safety LTE effort should express their interest in the critical position by Dec. 1, according to a FirstNet board member.
News FirstNet hopes to pursue an ‘aggressive’ timeline, Johnson says 15th November 2012 FirstNet board member Jeff Johnson says the board plans to pursue an “aggressive” timeline and provides some guidance for state and local entities.
Article Briefs: EWA backs yet another T-Band waiver request, names 2013 board 13th November 2012 Also, ARINC unveils in-flight platform; Tait being selected in California.
News NYPD’s Dowd: Sandy ‘came in like a tsunami’ 13th November 2012 Compared with commercial networks, public-safety communications in the Big Apple fared remarkably well during and after Superstorm Sandy.
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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