Article No need to worry 1st June 2010 TETRA is being used around the world, without the interference to other technologies that many fear.
Commentary Plenty of obstacles exist to block TETRA in the U.S. 27th January 2010 We haven’t heard much since major TETRA intellectual property holder Motorola gave its blessing to the Utilities Telecom Council to form a working group to identify the technical issues related to the use of the technology in the U.S. for utilities, and to find a way to make the standard meet FCC equipment requirements. But things are heating up a bit.
Article Cognitive and Software-Defined Radios 1st August 2009 Learn about cognitive and software-defined radios from Etherstack, Thales Communications, Motorola, and Harris RF Communications.
Commentary Is TETRA on its way to North America? 17th June 2009 For the last decade or so, a question repeatedly has resurfaced in the U.S. market: Why can’t the European trunked radio standard TETRA be deployed on U.S. soil? And the finger always pointed to Motorola
News Utilities to look into TETRA with Motorola’s blessing 11th June 2009 TETRA could find a home in North America now that the Utilities Telecom Council is forming a working group to identify technical issues related to the use of the technology in the U.S. and is working to make the standard meet FCC equipment requirement.
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.
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.
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.
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
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