Narrowbanding

Commentary

Clamor no more

In response to the industry’s clamor for additional details on narrowbanding deadlines and consequences for non-compliance, the FCC released a public notice that provides definitive guidelines.

Article

Can’t meet the 2013 narrowbanding deadline for two-way radios? Extension waivers are not guaranteed

News of recent FCC narrowband waivers granted to Delta Airlines, New York Transit Authority, the city of St. Louis and others that extended compliance deadlines may prompt a few licensees struggling to satisfy the Jan. 1, 2013, mandate to perhaps assume that the FCC will grant all such waiver requests. That assumption might be a bit risky.

Commentary

FCC should consider LMCC narrowbanding idea

It could be a way to provide some needed incentives to licensees to comply with narrowbanding, without having to use resources from the agency’s enforcement bureau.

LMCC seeks FCC guidance on narrowbanding coordination matters

UHF and VHF systems that have not complied with the FCC’s narrowbanding mandate at the end of the year would risk having their spectrum be used by others, if the FCC adopts the frequency-coordination recommendation of the Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC).

BearCom exec: Narrowbanding deadline not all bad news

Despite the stern tone of the FCC narrowbanding-compliance warnings, Ian Torok — director of technical services for two-way-radio vendor BearCom — is upbeat about the deadline.

Commentary

Narrowbanding is full of surprises

As we approach the second half of 2012, narrowbanding work is proceeding at a furious pace.

Commentary

T-Band waivers lead to more questions

The FCC issued a waiver from its Jan. 13, 2013, VHF/UHF narrowbanding deadline for T-Band (470–512 MHz) licensees. The waiver applies to both public safety and business/industrial licensees in the T-Band and offers relief for radio manufacturers.

Hot tip: What can happen if we don’t move to narrowband operation?

Your license will be in violation of the FCC Rules and you could be subject to FCC enforcement action, which may include a monetary fine, admonishment or loss of your license.

Industry points to multiple warning signs about narrowbanding

Last year, the FCC indicated that 225,000 licensees needed to narrowband their systems, but only about 20% of those have completed the task, according to Peter Moncure, CEO of RadioSoft.

Commentary

It’s a great day for public safety

So many metaphors come to mind when trying to describe the monumental feat of getting the D Block reallocated to public safety. I will opt for “miracle,” because when O’Brien first suggested the idea for this network, the collective reaction can be summed up in this sentence: “It would be a miracle if public safety ever got a nationwide broadband communications network of its own.”

Commentary

Clamor no more

Article

Can’t meet the 2013 narrowbanding deadline for two-way radios? Extension waivers are not guaranteed

Commentary

FCC should consider LMCC narrowbanding idea

LMCC seeks FCC guidance on narrowbanding coordination matters

BearCom exec: Narrowbanding deadline not all bad news

Commentary

Narrowbanding is full of surprises

Commentary

T-Band waivers lead to more questions

Hot tip: What can happen if we don’t move to narrowband operation?

Industry points to multiple warning signs about narrowbanding

Commentary

It’s a great day for public safety

Commentary

Land mobile radio (LMR) systems are just as vulnerable to cyberattacks as any other networks used in the public-safety sector. Here’s what to do about it.

September 3GPP Plenary meetings feature Release 18 progress, Release 19 beginnings

Better technology can help solve the public-safety staffing crisis

Events

UC Ezines

IWCE 2019 Wrap Up

Twitter