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.
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.
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