Video Harris: John Serio showcases new LMR-LTE mobile radio 21st March 2019 John Serio, manager of product management at Harris, outlines the capabilities of the XL-185M, the company’s new P25 mobile radio that also supports EDACS and conventional operation. In addition, the XL-185M includes a slot for an LTE card to enable broadband communications. The LTE cards are expected to be commercially available early next year.
Video Motorola Solutions: Michael Doerk highlights new PoC interop offering, features on roadmap to MCPTT 21st March 2019 Michael Doerk, senior manager of product marketing for Motorola Solutions, explains how the company’s new Wave push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) offering is designed to support interoperable voice communications across commercial wireless carriers and outlines the MCPTT-compliant features that were added to the company’s Kodiak PoC platform late last year.
News FirstNet board approves principles guiding future reinvestments of $15 billion into public-safety broadband system 21st March 2019 FirstNet Authority board members today voted unanimously to approve a resolution outlining four key principles that will be followed as the board determines how best to reinvest an estimated $15 billion or more during the next two decades to fund the evolution of the FirstNet system being built and maintained by AT&T. Under the FirstNet […]
News NTIA seeks applicants for FirstNet Authority CEO, board position 20th March 2019 On the eve of the quarterly FirstNet Authority board meeting, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced efforts to seek individuals to fill a spot on the FirstNet Authority board and to serve as lead staff member for the FirstNet organization. Ed Parkinson has been serving as the FirstNet Authority’s acting CEO since […]
News Motorola Solutions unveils CBRS-based solution to deliver voice, data to enterprise customers 19th March 2019 Motorola Solutions today launched MOTOTRBO Nitro, a fully managed solution that will leverage LTE technology on the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) to deliver business-critical voice and broadband data solutions to enterprises. “The unique thing about Nitro is that we’re going to be using the soon-to-be-available broadband spectrum called CBRS that the FCC […]
News High-power user equipment (HPUE) can help bridge Band 14 coverage gaps in rural, in-building locations 18th March 2019 High-power user equipment (HPUE) can improve the range, throughput and resilience of LTE signals on 700 MHz Band 14 in the U.S., and HPUE products are expected to be available later this year, an official for Assured Wireless said during a conference session at IWCE 2019 in Las Vegas. While public safety is intrigued by […]
Video Assured Wireless: Tom Bilotta calls high-power tech a ‘game changer,’ expects products this year 18th March 2019 Assured Wireless CEO Tom Bilotta explains how LTE high-power user equipment (HPUE)—technology that can be used in the U.S. only on the 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum licensed to FirstNet—promises to impact the user experience, such as roughly doubling the range of a device and improving performance in elevators and stairwells. After years of […]
Video Harris: Jeremy Elder, Tim Steltzer demonstrate noise-cancellation capabilities in wind booth 15th March 2019 Jeremy Elder (left) and Tim Steltzer of Harris demonstrate the noise-cancellation ability within the Harris XL-200P, which allows the portable radio to transmit intelligible audio when the user is standing in a booth simulating winds of 70 miles per hour.
News FCC votes early to advance 900 MHz broadband proposal from pdvWireless 14th March 2019 FCC commissioners yesterday voted unanimously to adopt a long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would let pdvWireless consolidate its many slivers of 900 MHz narrowband spectrum into a 3×3 MHz swath that could support dedicated LTE broadband services for utilities and other enterprises. FCC commissioners initially were scheduled to vote on the 900 MHz […]
Video Guam: Three reps highlight progress toward P25, NG911 and FirstNet 13th March 2019 Paul Rolinski, emergency medical dispatcher for the Guam Fire Department, (left), John Bamba, systems manager for the Guam Police Department, (center) and Leigh Pereda, program manager for Guam’s state and local implementation grant program, outline the public-safety-communications progress being made within the U.S. territory. Guam is pursuing technological upgrades to P25 and next-generation 911 […]
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