Performance metrics important to public-safety LTE 11th May 2011 Signals Research Group independently measured the performance of HSPA chipsets and found significant performance differences between chipsets and devices. That trend is expected to play out in the LTE market also, which means those public-safety entities need to pay attention to the types of devices and chipsets operating on their LTE networks.
Fighting fire risk with data 10th May 2011 In Philadelphia, Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers collaborated with data analytics firm Buxton on the first U.S. pilot program to pinpoint high-fire-risk households throughout the city.
A decade later, military and public-safety communications have come a long way 3rd May 2011 the tragedies of 9/11 stand as the ultimate example of a sow’s ear being turned into a silk purse, for they put into motion a transformation of first-responder communications that never would have occurred otherwise. For that we can be grateful.
APCO attempts to take LTE broadband beyond the U.S. 28th April 2011 Long-Term Evolution (LTE) should be an international broadband standard for public safety, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Global Alliance declared in a recent policy statement. If this notion is realized, it could benefit first responders in multiple ways.
Commentary Technical work, spectrum planning needed to make peer-to-peer solutions a reality 27th April 2011 Exactly what public safety’s requirements are for peer-to-peer communications is something that hasn’t been completely defined to date, and it’s a “conversation that needs to happen,” said Emil Olbrich, lead project engineer for the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program.
FCC should move LightSquared network off the fast track — for now 26th April 2011 Rural America can wait just a bit longer to download hit movies at lightning speeds. It is far more important that the FCC move LightSquared off the fast track to protect critical GPS services that are far more important.
More and more, white-space use is looking like a rural play 20th April 2011 Urban markets are problematic for white-space technology because geolocation data must be used to determine what frequencies are available for use, in order to prevent interference with other signals, namely TV broadcast signals. However, the heavy use of the spectrum in big markets such as Los Angeles and New York City means that very few channels will be available for use at any given time.
Public safety should side with small operators on 700 MHz interoperability 13th April 2011 Public safety could use as many roaming partners as possible, and smaller operators would be critical roaming partners in rural areas — and they are moving just as fast toward LTE as their larger counterparts.
700 MHz spectrum-rights process should be clarified 12th April 2011 Exactly how this situation is handled promises to be of interest throughout the country, particularly in locations where government entities have plans to deploy their own 700 MHz LTE networks.
Deal with rural wireless broadband operator bodes well for LightSquared 6th April 2011 Open Range Communications recently signed a multi-year network partnership with LightSquared that enables it to lease LightSquared’s L-band spectrum and sell its satellite capacity.
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