Commentary Incentive auctions: A plan for success 5th July 2012 By Andrew Seybold — More broadband spectrum is needed for the commercial operators, but from where will it come? One set of answers may be found in the reallocation of spectrum now being used by TV stations around the nation.
News UTC completes 700 MHz broadband workshop 21st June 2012 “We definitely got some very strong support from DHS and USDA in terms of the need to have utility companies be part of this discussion,” UTC’s Brett Kilbourne said. “They actually said they consider us first responders.”
News UTC to host 700 MHz workshop 19th June 2012 Utilities officials will discuss the potential for public/private partnerships that would allow the utility sector to access the nationwide 700 MHz broadband network being built for public safety during a Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) workshop.
Commentary Heed rebanding’s lessons before beginning 700 MHz broadband project 5th June 2012 There are lessons to be learned from the rebanding experience that should be avoided as the federal government embarks on a similarly challenging engineering project — the deployment of a nationwide public-safety broadband network using LTE in the 700 MHz band.
Commentary NTIA should consider certain LTE projects as testbed opportunities 24th May 2012 Assuming that standardized LTE is used in accordance with interoperability guidelines, real-world deployments can can provide valuable information that can be leveraged by FirstNet as it designs this much-anticipated network.
Commentary Utilities need to act during this window of opportunity 22nd May 2012 Putting politics aside, one of the problems with forging a partnership with utilities is determining who should be at the table to represent the sector’s interests.
News Speakers say utilities should partner with public safety for 700 MHz broadband 22nd May 2012 “Don’t wait for that opportunity; make that opportunity,” Matt Schnell, telecommunications supervisor for the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), said at UTC’s Telecom 2012.
Commentary Remember to feed the elephants 17th May 2012 By David Kahn — Earlier this year I attended NIST’s 700 MHz Public Safety Broadband Demonstration Stakeholders Meeting, where very smart people presented their visions for the national LTE/4G network. However there seemed to be a few elephants in the room that largely were ignored.
Commentary Creating global market critical to public-safety broadband success 15th May 2012 APCO/TCCA’s announcement does not guarantee that all continents eventually will migrate their next-generation public-safety radio systems to LTE, but it is a step in the right direction.
News APCO, TETRA association partner to support public-safety LTE research 15th May 2012 Support for mission-critical LTE communications research became global when the Global Alliance of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials and TETRA Critical Communications Association announced joint support of first-responder LTE research being conducted in the U.S.
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