Commentary Heed rebanding’s lessons before beginning 700 MHz broadband project 5th June 2012 There are lessons to be learned from the rebanding experience that should be avoided as the federal government embarks on a similarly challenging engineering project — the deployment of a nationwide public-safety broadband network using LTE in the 700 MHz band.
Commentary Narrowbanding is full of surprises 31st May 2012 As we approach the second half of 2012, narrowbanding work is proceeding at a furious pace.
How public-safety agencies can use social media 30th May 2012 NVFC chair recommends multiple Facebook pages to reach different audiences, using social media for disaster communications, and creating a formal usage policy.
News FCC seeks comment on aerial communications for first responders 29th May 2012 Notice of inquiry is designed to solicit input about the possible use of deployable aerial communications architecture (DACA) technologies for emergency communications when terrestrial communications network is damaged or otherwise unavailable.
Commentary NTIA should consider certain LTE projects as testbed opportunities 24th May 2012 Assuming that standardized LTE is used in accordance with interoperability guidelines, real-world deployments can can provide valuable information that can be leveraged by FirstNet as it designs this much-anticipated network.
News Advisory board submits 700 MHz broadband interoperability report to FCC (with related video) 24th May 2012 A report released yesterday outlines the minimum technical requirements needed to enable interoperability throughout the proposed nationwide 700 MHz broadband network for first responders — the first action item in the deployment of the much-anticipated project.
News FCC dedicates spectrum for medical body monitoring (with related video) 24th May 2012 Rules that will enable medical body-area networks (MBANs) to operate on 2360–2400 MHz spectrum.
News FCC names PSHSB chief; will create PSAP do-not-call list 22nd May 2012 David Turetsky succeeds Jamie Barnett, begins work next week.
TIA files petition for clarification of T-Band order 22nd May 2012 Specifically the TIA requesting that the commission clarify that it is waiving the ban on 25 kHz technologies in radios for use in the 470-512 MHz band (T-Band) portion of the Part 90 VHF/UHF in certification applications filed on or after Jan. 1, 2011.
IEEE introduces standard for body-area networking 22nd May 2012 IEEE 802.15.6-2012 is designed to address and compensate for the effects of a body on network performance.
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