SkyTerra aims for large role in public-safety communications 4th March 2009 Chris Gates, vice president of strategy with SkyTerra, discusses the company’s pending introduction of a next-generation all-IP satellite and a crucial deal with Qualcomm that will bring to market inexpensive handsets with attractive form factors.
Article Unrequited love 1st March 2009 Many in the U.S. are smitten with TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio), and they don’t understand why they can’t have it.
Commentary Why isn’t P25 right for utilities? 18th February 2009 I’ve written about the wireless telecom industry for more than 13 years now, both on the commercial and public-safety/industrial side. What I find refreshing about the latter community is its straight-shooter mentality.
Golden Gate Bridge to get P25, wireless communication systems 12th February 2009 The Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District awarded GE Transportation, a unit of the General Electric Co., a $15.5 million contract for an advanced communications and information system (ACIS).
Commentary Will anything come from latest TETRA debate? 11th February 2009 Once again, end users and vendors wanting to sell into the U.S. market are wondering why the European trunked radio standard TETRA isn’t utilized in the U.S. The question has been asked at different points during the last decade.
Delaware to deploy P25 network from Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems 5th February 2009 Delaware state officials chose Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems for the design and installation of a statewide interoperable radio communications system, said a Tyco Electronics’ spokesperson.
Gear 1st February 2009 RF Monolithics releases DNT900 spread spectrum module; Foster-Miller offers Talon Responder tactical robot for first responders; Kenwood USA unveils TK-7102H/8202H mobile radio for enterprises; Arada Systems unveils Loc-Air WLAN platform; General Dynamics Itronix announces GD6000 rugged notebook computer.
P25-Tetra Comparison is a Non-Starter 1st February 2009 A proposed comparison of Project 25 (P25) and Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) technologies focal public-safety communications standards in North America
Manufacturers Successfully Test P25 Trunking Interoperability 1st February 2009 Five radio manufacturers Motorola, Tait Radio Communications, Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems, EFJohnson Technologies and Technisonic Industries successfully
News NPSTC: Proposed P25-TETRA comparison ‘dead in the water’ 26th January 2009 A proposed comparison of Project 25 (P25) and Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) technologies—focal public-safety communications standards in North America and Europe, respectively—will not be conducted
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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