LTE: 2012 and beyond 1st January 2012 There are several tipping points that ultimately will fuel LTE deployments, including viewing network carriers as connectivity partners and learning to leverage all assets in a balanced way.
Last year was a good year for public safety 22nd December 2011 Barring the kind of Christmas/New Year’s miracle that typically is found only in heartwarming movies, 2011 will go down as yet another year in which Congress failed to enact legislation that would provide public safety with the spectrum and funding needed to make the vision of a nationwide network for first responders a reality.
Will a public-safety LTE network become a reality in San Francisco? Some $50 million is on the line 7th December 2011 It’s going to be an uphill battle for the project — one that will take an unprecedented amount of cooperation among government officials. It could become either a model of cooperation or an example of failure.
The readers always write — this time about 911 abuses 6th December 2011 Recently I wrote a column that focused on abuses of the 911 system. I received an interesting response to that column from a 911 telecommunicator who works in a Chicago suburb. He pointed out a problem that I hadn’t considered.
If not now, when? 1st December 2011 The D Block must be reallocated and this network must be built, not only for the safety of our nation and the men and women who selflessly protect our country every day, but also for the economic benefits and jobs creation it will bring.
Paging maintains relevance when message matters most 30th November 2011 Paging still is the way to go in circumstances where the message has to be delivered without fail, because the paging infrastructure delivers messages simultaneously, according to Roy Pottle.
It’s good to have a Big Brother to watch over you 29th November 2011 Video is a great tool for solving crimes, and it’s only going to get better as camera resolution, compression schemes and facial-recognition software all continue to improve.
Webinar promises to provide helpful information about broadband voice 17th November 2011 “Will Broadband Voice Replace Narrowband Voice?” It’s a question that has been a hot topic among those in the LMR arena, particularly during the past few years, when the notion of a nationwide broadband network for public safety has been a focal point.
Hosted solutions will unlock the door to the future for many 10th November 2011 How will smaller agencies find the money to operate and maintain their own much-ballyhooed next-generation technologies? The answer is that they won’t. That’s why I’m so excited about the hosted-services model that some vendors are embracing, which I believe will be the saving grace.
Commentary Brochure reminds that broadband, LMR must co-exist for some time 9th November 2011 The “Public Safety Communications Evolution” reiterates four key messages that elected officials and policymakers at all levels should keep in mind when making important policy decisions related to public-safety communications.
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 22nd April 2024
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