Article UC’s top stories of 2013 (Part 2) 2nd January 2014 On Tuesday, we presented five stories that we think are among the most compelling of 2013. Here are five more.
News PSCR official: Public-safety LTE devices may include multiple bands, Android 30th December 2013 PSCR currently is testing devices capable of accessing as many as 10 spectrum bands; though intermodulation issues exist, PSCR is working through them, says Emil Olbrich, the organization’s head of research and development. Olbrich predicts that Android ultimately will be the operating system of choice for public safety, despite the fact that it currently is less secure than other operating systems.
Twisted Pair enables secure communications, regardless of device or network 27th December 2013 Twisted Pair CEO Tom Guthrie highlights the capabilities of his company’s solution, which provides unified communications that integrates myriad technology platforms, including private LMR systems and commercial networks.
News PSCR testing extended-cell LTE for rural use 18th December 2013 Initial downlink tests indicate data throughputs up to 16 MB/s at the cell edge–which in this case is 48 miles from the tower site.
News FirstNet board to consider spectrum-lease deals with New Jersey, Adams County 17th December 2013 Approval is expected as FirstNet’s finance conmmittee recommended the approval of both deals; the Adams County project–which will entail 18-20 sites and serve about 2,000 first responders–is expected to provide a “real-world testbed” to address issues about coverage, network speeds and core interoperability, said FirstNet GM Bill D’Agostino.
Video RCC’s Lopez on LTE and emergency response 5th December 2013 Rob Lopez, vice president and general manager of RCC Consultants, talks about some of the design issues associated with deploying LTE technology in public-safety environments, during the recent Radio Club of America technical symposium in Orlando, Fla.
Video Newfield Wireless provides insights for LTE network modeling, operational performance 4th December 2013 Newfield Wireless CEO Marc Bensadoun describes his company’s solutions for LTE network planning and for measuring network performance after deployment. Bensadoun spoke with UC Editor Donny Jackson during the recent LTE North America conference in Dallas.
Commentary Where is voice over LTE heading? Tune in Thursday to find out 3rd December 2013 When mission-critical voice over LTE will be available is hot topic, so listen to what a knowledgeable panel of experts has to say on the subject during a webinar that will be part of the IWCE virtual trade show on Thursday.
News FirstNet officials provide details about state relationships 3rd December 2013 According to FirstNet officials, the goal is to create “unique and jointly developed” network plans for each state and territory that will integrate with the core network that FirstNet will deploy. “[There will be] 56 different plans, and they have to come together, and then FirstNet can describe what the overarching plan will look like,” said FirstNet board member Craig Farrill.
News Congress told of ‘significant progress’ toward mission-critical voice over LTE 2nd December 2013 Prototypes of LTE products that provide full mission-critical-voice functionality could be available for laboratory testing within two years, said Dereck Orr, program manager for Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR), in recent congressional testimony.
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