Commentary Narrowbanding is full of surprises 31st May 2012 As we approach the second half of 2012, narrowbanding work is proceeding at a furious pace.
Commentary T-Band waivers lead to more questions 1st May 2012 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? 29th March 2012 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 22nd February 2012 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 16th February 2012 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 Public safety needs to avoid making a deal with the devil 14th February 2012 There is little question that the wireless broadband network being contemplated would take public-safety communications into a bright new future. However, there also is little question that the wireless broadband network isn’t going to reach everybody.
News FCC ruling aids trunked system operators 26th January 2012 The FCC’s recent decision to permit the use of two 6.25 kHz channels utilizing the NXDN 4 kHz emission mask within a single 12.5 kHz channel not only offers greater spectrum efficiency to licensees operating trunked systems in the UHF band (from 450 MHz to 470 MHz), it also greatly simplifies the narrowbanding process, according to Ralph Haller, chairman of the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council.
Commentary Don’t believe narrowbanding delay rumor 22nd November 2011 By now, you may be aware of the bill introduced by Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.) that would delay the current narrowbanding deadline by two years. The bill (H.R. 3430) is just two pages long, and only directs the FCC to delay the deadline — there is no explanation as to why.
News FCC bureau chief: Don’t count on narrowbanding waivers 11th August 2011 David Furth cautioned operators of land-mobile-radio (LMR) systems operating at 512 MHz and below that the commission’s Jan. 1, 2013, deadline for narrowbanding those systems isn’t going to change.
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