Narrowbanding

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

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.

News

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.

News

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.

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

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

Ransomware? Let’s call it what it really is: extortionware

Redefining communications for today’s mobile workforces

Hi-tech sewer can help safeguard public health, environment and economies

Events

UC Ezines

IWCE 2019 Wrap Up

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