Narrowbanding

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IWCE reporter’s notebook (Part 2)

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

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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

Protect yourself

Are we seeing the beginning of the end regarding single-municipality public-safety radio systems? There are some indications that point to a significant migration from such systems to wide-area, single-licensee systems.

Commentary

Will narrowbanding rules impact LTE deployment?

Most industry observers acknowledge that there are two primary components to making mission-critical voice a reality. First, technical hurdles that must be cleared. Second, the technical solutions need to be incorporated into the LTE standard.

Article

A fine line

Cost often will determine the choice between FDMA and TDMA to meet the FCC’s narrowbanding requirements.

NTIA: PSIC grant money can be used for narrowbanding

PSIC grant funds can be used to purchase narrowbanding equipment or to educate users, but not for FCC licensing fees.

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FCC nixes key 2011 narrowbanding deadlines

The FCC granted aspects of a petition from the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) calling for removal of Jan. 1, 2011, deadlines that would prohibit vendors from importing and manufacturing equipment that would operate on 25 kHz channels.

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FCC seeks comments on NPSTC narrowbanding petition

Whether current 2011 interim deadlines for narrowbanding between 150 MHz and 512 MHz should be stayed will be the subject of a comment period initiated by the FCC.

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FCC should heed NPSTC concerns about 2011 deadlines

The interim deadline of Jan. 1, 2011 for narrowbanding, includes some stipulations that could have some unexpected interoperability and equipment-cost issues that the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council believes should be avoided.

A big voice in the Big Apple

NYPD communications chief Charles Dowd is outspoken in his belief that broadband is the future of public-safety voice and data communications. He’s not afraid to challenge conventional thinking — and battle his peers — in his effort to realize this vision sooner rather than later.

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IWCE reporter’s notebook (Part 2)

News

Haiti asks public safety to donate decommissioned radios

Commentary

Protect yourself

Commentary

Will narrowbanding rules impact LTE deployment?

Article

A fine line

NTIA: PSIC grant money can be used for narrowbanding

News

FCC nixes key 2011 narrowbanding deadlines

News

FCC seeks comments on NPSTC narrowbanding petition

Commentary

FCC should heed NPSTC concerns about 2011 deadlines

A big voice in the Big Apple

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Coronavirus is a wake-up call. Are you listening?

Verizon, AT&T withdraw from smart-city efforts

3 tips for mitigating the ransomware threat to government offices

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