Commentary Waste not, want not 31st May 2011 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 1st May 2011 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) 15th March 2011 IWCE product and service announcements from c4i, PCTEL, AASHTO, Laird, Alcatel-Lucent and Etherstack.
News Haiti asks public safety to donate decommissioned radios 14th March 2011 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 1st February 2011 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? 4th January 2011 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 1st January 2011 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 11th November 2010 PSIC grant funds can be used to purchase narrowbanding equipment or to educate users, but not for FCC licensing fees.
News FCC nixes key 2011 narrowbanding deadlines 1st July 2010 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.
News FCC seeks comments on NPSTC narrowbanding petition 3rd November 2009 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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