Narrowbanding

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.”

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Public safety needs to avoid making a deal with the devil

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.

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FCC ruling aids trunked system operators

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.

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Narrowbanding timeline

A timeline of FCC’s narrowbanding rulings.

Commentary

Don’t believe narrowbanding delay rumor

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.

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FCC bureau chief: Don’t count on narrowbanding waivers

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.

Commentary

Waste not, want not

Errors can be significant and could result in a license not being renewed by the FCC or in an authorization that might cause or receive interference.

Commentary

Ignorance isn’t bliss

Would the FCC shut down a multimillion dollar radio system whose owners fail to keep their authorization compliant? Past commission actions would suggest that, yes, it would.

News

IWCE reporter’s notebook (Part 2)

IWCE product and service announcements from c4i, PCTEL, AASHTO, Laird, Alcatel-Lucent and Etherstack.

News

Haiti asks public safety to donate decommissioned radios

Radios for Haiti is asking for donations of equipment that soon will become obsolete in the U.S. because of the Federal Communication Commission’s narrowbanding mandate.

Commentary

It’s a great day for public safety

Commentary

Public safety needs to avoid making a deal with the devil

News

FCC ruling aids trunked system operators

Article

Narrowbanding timeline

Commentary

Don’t believe narrowbanding delay rumor

News

FCC bureau chief: Don’t count on narrowbanding waivers

Commentary

Waste not, want not

Commentary

Ignorance isn’t bliss

News

IWCE reporter’s notebook (Part 2)

News

Haiti asks public safety to donate decommissioned radios

Commentary

T-Mobile proposal of free 5G for public safety is a great idea, but there are a lot of caveats

911 dispatch centers can take multiple steps to combat cyberattacks

Proposed three-digit suicide-prevention ‘Lifeline’ would benefit public-safety communications

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