Motorola embarks on new era 3rd February 2011 After years of being viewed as an afterthought — if not ignored altogether by some financial analysts — Motorola Solutions is “excited” about being a separate company, said Mark Moon, Motorola Solutions’ senior vice president of government and commercial markets.
Negatives of automated emergency-calling apps highlighted in California 2nd February 2011 There is no vetting process of apps when it comes to public or private infrastructure. Apps could very well become a national threat to our 911 system.
Public safety 700 MHz has come a long way, but more progress is needed 27th January 2011 Most Beltway sources believe the bigger resistance will come from the House, which is controlled by Republicans, most of which were elected in November while promising to halt big government spending and reduce the federal deficit. On the surface, such a mindset doesn’t seem to mesh with the notion of dedicating $10 billion to $13 billion in future auction proceeds to a new federal program that would help finance public-safety LTE networks.
Regarding Verizon’s iPhone, let the buyer beware 19th January 2011 Of particular consternation is the fact that the iPhone 4 is becoming an old device, and it only runs on Verizon’s CDMA EV-DO network, not the faster LTE network it plans to roll out rather aggressively in 2011.
OWIN defends itself against accusations 18th January 2011 The project no longer appears to be on target to meet the 2012 deadline for completion. Worse, some fear that funding for the project will be cut because Oregon, like many states, is having a difficult time right now financially.
While cellular has grown, industry needs to grow up, says patriarch 13th January 2011 Marty Cooper offered as evidence the current phenomenon of people being slaves to their devices, one that he believes will exacerbate over the short term.
Muni Wi-Fi might be dead, but wide-area hotzones are quite alive 12th January 2011 Thanks to the influx of mobile data traffic on operator networks, widespread Wi-Fi coverage in cities is making a comeback.
Notebook computer’s silver anniversary whets appetite for future developments 11th January 2011 As helpful as traditional laptops have been, CDW-G’s Joe Mangano said he believes user-friendly tablet devices may soon be the tool of choice for field workers in the government sector. Such devices, armed with the proper applications and appropriate connectivity, promise to help employees be more efficiently productive at a time when governments are being asked to do more with fewer resources.
Public safety’s broadband challenges: Spectrum, money, users 6th January 2011 Using Rockefeller’s strategy of funding with anticipated proceeds from future auctions would ease the immediate budgetary concerns, but dedicating that kind of money could be perceived as a reversal of a campaign promise, even if it addresses an issue as important as public-safety communications.
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.
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