News Vertex Standard announces DMR portfolio 9th March 2011 The Vertex Standard DMR portable is ruggedized, can operate on more than 500 channels, has a full display and keypad, and supports analog voice, digital voice and radio-to-radio text messaging.
Commentary NATE steps up tower-safety efforts 22nd February 2011 One initiative expands on the OSHA site hazard recognition guide introduced last year, while the second is designed to get tower owners and operators, as well as those who work at tower sites, to adhere to established best practices.
News Obama increases NIST’s FY 2012 budget by 8.9% 22nd February 2011 The allocation doubles funding for NIST laboratories as part of president’s plan for science and innovation and reaffirmed in the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010.
News NIST FY 2012 budget allocations 22nd February 2011 NIST’s FY 2012 budget allocations include $678.9 million for Scientific and Technical Research and Services (STRS), $237.6 million for Industrial Technology Services (ITS), and $84.6 million for Construction of Research Facilities (CRF).
News Obama outlines plan for D Block, public-safety funding 10th February 2011 The Wireless Innovation and Infrastructure Initiative is designed to free up 500 MHz of spectrum to support the growing mobile-data market.
News NPSTC seeks LMR exception to revised intrinsically safe standard 1st February 2011 NPSTC asked that the revised FM standard not be implemented until 2017 or that LMR radios be held to a separate intrinsically safe standard than other devices.
News Utilities seek FCC rule change on fixed uses at 700 MHz 13th January 2011 Most utility smart-grid applications require monitoring of assets that do not move, so an FCC order last year that calls for mobile applications to be given priority over all fixed applications is a concern, according to the UTC.
Article A fine line 1st January 2011 Cost often will determine the choice between FDMA and TDMA to meet the FCC’s narrowbanding requirements.
Article The broadband cure 1st January 2011 Thanks to recent federal stimulus grants and telemedicine technologies, rural and economically disadvantaged patients are connecting with medical specialists who previously were beyond their reach.
News NIST provides ease-of-use guidance to EMR software developers 16th December 2010 To encourage the widespread adoption of electronic medical records, software developers need to ensure specific applications are user-centered, said Svetlana Lowry, project lead for National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Usability in Health IT research.
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