The big bang 1st March 2012 By sticking together, public-safety organizations were able to secure the 700 MHz D Block spectrum and $7 billion from the federal government to build a nationwide broadband network.
Commentary Finally, the right tools for the job (with related video) 1st March 2012 By Bob Schassler — The real power public-safety LTE broadband communications promise to deliver — better connectivity and virtually unlimited mission-critical data directly on a responder’s handheld device, wherever and whenever it’s needed.
Article Code of misconduct (with related video) 1st March 2012 Any entity operating a mission-critical communications system needs to be aware that cyber attacks are a big threat.
Article An invisible enemy (with related video) 1st March 2012 Foreign intelligence services and their hackers-for-hire quickly and anonymously steal and transfer massive quantities of data.
News GAO: Mission-critical voice over broadband not in the near future 28th February 2012 Public safety likely will rely on LMR systems for mission-critical voice for “perhaps even 10 years or more,” according to the GAO report.
Video LTE’s video potential for public safety 24th February 2012 Andy Maxymillian, principal consultant at Blue Wing Services, highlights the value of video for public safety and the operational needs of video over LTE.
Datron completes interoperability testing with Guardian 2 radios 23rd February 2012 Datron World Communications has completed interoperability testing for its Guardian 2 VHF, UHF and tri-band handheld P25 radios, the company announced this week at IWCE.
News Obama makes it official, signs D Block legislation 23rd February 2012 Bill reallocates the 700 MHz D Block spectrum to public safety and provides $7 billion in federal funding for LTE network buildout.
Icom acquires P25 division from Kyodo, announces new P25 repeater 22nd February 2012 Icom America this week at IWCE announced the acquisition of Kyodo Communications & Electronics’ P25 division. To inaugurate this industry development, Icom will introduce a new P25 repeater in 2013 that is based on an existing platform.
Kenwood debuts NEXEDGE additions at IWCE 22nd February 2012 Kenwood this week at IWCE displayed its new NEXEDGE IP dispatch console, designed to be a pure end-to-end IP communications system for NEXEDGE trunked repeaters. The console can accommodate more than 50 positions and 200 lines.
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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