A message that Washington needs to hear, and heed 19th March 2009 IWCE keynote speaker Steve Zipperstein, Verizon Wireless’ vice president of legal affairs and general counsel, outlined a plan for the network that would give the 10 MHz of airwaves in the 700 MHz band, the so-called D Block, to public safety
The readers always write: Sprint’s interoperability proposal gets a thumbs down 4th February 2009 Readers offered many insightful responses to a column I wrote last month regarding Sprint Nextel’s request to the Obama administration for federal funding
New Sprint first-responder proposal a Band-Aid 21st January 2009 Struggling Sprint Nextel has pitched its own economic stimulus plan to the Obama administration, and it has to do with public safety.
Better late than never 20th January 2009 Who doesn’t read Consumer Reports now and then? I do any time I’m faced with a major purchasing decision. There is comfort when one is planning to shell out hundreds—perhaps thousands—of dollars on an item in knowing whether the device is going to perform as advertised
Is win-win possible in the D Block? 19th September 2008 Next week, the FCC will unveil its proposed new rules for the D Block.
MSV: Satellite should be part of interoperability solution 8th August 2008 For years, satellite communications has been a valuable tool for mission-critical communications, but its use typically has been limited to backhaul scenarios and instances in which terrestrial networks are unavailable.
DHS making an impact on interoperability 25th April 2008 A couple of weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology (DHS S&T) Directorate coordinated a demonstration of voice interoperability between six different manufacturers’ systems using a new Bridging System Interface (BSI)
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 2 24th March 2024