Policy & Law Commentary

Hoping for change might be a fool’s errand

I listened to President George W. Bush’s final press conference on Monday, and I have to say I felt bad for him. Reporters hit him with questions about his failures: 911, Osama, Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq War, the mortgage crisis, and the economy. Bush stood his ground.

Cell-phone jamming keeps rearing its head

A controversial cell-phone jamming demonstration that was scheduled by the D.C. Department of Corrections (DOC) was cancelled last week but the debate over its use appears to be just heating up.

CellAntenna CEO makes his case on jamming

Testing of radio technology happens all the time, but only on rare occasions are the results publicized. Rarer still is when the wireless industry is focused on a test that doesn’t happen.

A milestone worth noting

I’m not much for cornball stuff. I suppose it’s because I’m a card-carrying cynic. There are exceptions to this, however. One is the quaint tradition of the weatherman who appears on NBC’s Today to extend birthday wishes to centenarians. Maybe a teddy bear lurks inside my grizzly bear persona, because I like that. Any person who survives to the ripe age of 100 deserves some recognition. The same holds true for organizations.

2009’s list of don’ts

Welcome to the new year. If you’re like me, you’ve been reading the plethora of 2009 predictions for the technology world. Rather than adding to that list, I thought I’d instead share with you some of what I DON’T want to see happen in public-safety communications this year.

Signs don’t look good for M/A-COM in New York

There has been no official word out of New York state, but it’s becoming increasingly doubtful that the first phase of the statewide wireless network (SWN) built by Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems (formerly M/A-COM) passed the system integration tests

Hoping for change might be a fool’s errand

Cell-phone jamming keeps rearing its head

CellAntenna CEO makes his case on jamming

A milestone worth noting

2009’s list of don’ts

Signs don’t look good for M/A-COM in New York

PSST role needs to be settled quickly

The readers always write, this time on cell-phone jamming

Music to my ears

Are you ready for narrowbanding?

Commentary

September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track

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Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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