Commentary Public safety might be utility sector’s best partner option 15th December 2010 With the smart grid becoming a prized national possession that requires the same critical infrastructure public-safety that does, there should be some meaningful dialog going forward.
Hosted-core model could be key to public-safety LTE deployments 8th December 2010 One of the biggest hurdles for entities to clear is paying for an LTE core network, which represents a multimillion-dollar investment. In addition, because of the mission-critical nature of public-safety communications, first-response agencies would prefer to have redundant, geographically separate LTE cores available to minimize downtime.
A year like no other — and like every other 2nd December 2010 When I look back on 2010, there is one event that stands above all others: the introduction of legislation into Congress that would reallocate the D Block — the vital 700 MHz airwaves coveted by both the commercial sector and public safety — to first responders.
Wireless operators’ 4G claims are creating market confusion 1st December 2010 The fourth quarter for the mobile operator industry will be characterized by a confusing array of high-speed mobile broadband services, and enterprise and public-safety users will have to make sense of it all.
PSIC money could provide much-needed narrowbanding help 23rd November 2010 An example of an unfunded mandate is the FCC’s narrowbanding requirement. It should be noted that the FCC provided network operators with plenty of notice, but the federal government has not provided any funding mechanism to pay for new equipment and engineering.
Despite mixed signals, LTE is on a roll 10th November 2010 Analyst Chetan Sharma, who tracks mobile-data usage in the U.S. on a quarterly basis, said that third-quarter mobile broadband traffic has grown 25% year-over-year. He predicts that total U.S. mobile data traffic will exceed 1 Exabyte for the first time by the end of 2010.
Instruction helps one clear tall hurdles 9th November 2010 Right now, there are a lot of public-safety agencies that are eager to deploy 700 MHz broadband networks because of the wondrous capabilities they will bring to first responders in the field. But these are uncharted waters fraught with hazards.
Ensuring that technology’s promise doesn’t go unfulfilled 3rd November 2010 Surely, LTE and NG 911 will deliver capabilities that in some cases will boggle the mind — if such technologies actually are deployed.
Sprint: iDEN customers need not panic 2nd November 2010 All things must come to an end eventually, particularly in the rapidly changing world of commercial wireless communications. As such, the Sprint Nextel iDEN technology one day will cease to exist, but not any time soon, according to a spokesman with the carrier.
Cognitive capabilities represent a significant wild card in spectrum game 28th October 2010 Wireless data use is expected to increase by 35 times in the next five years, and the FCC setting goals to unleash 300 MHz of spectrum in the next five years and 500 MHz of spectrum in the next 10 years for traditional licensed and unlicensed uses.
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
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