Narrowbanding

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Narrowbanding timeline

A timeline of FCC’s narrowbanding rulings.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A fine line

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

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Narrowbanding timeline

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Don’t believe narrowbanding delay rumor

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FCC bureau chief: Don’t count on narrowbanding waivers

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Waste not, want not

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Ignorance isn’t bliss

News

IWCE reporter’s notebook (Part 2)

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Haiti asks public safety to donate decommissioned radios

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Protect yourself

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Will narrowbanding rules impact LTE deployment?

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A fine line

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