TA, FCC clears path for public safety 1st July 2006 One year after the official beginning of the 800 MHz rebanding process, the FCC and the Transition Administrator have announced a series of measures designed
A double-edged sword 1st July 2006 Radio frequency identification, or RFID, technology paradoxically has the potential to speed the flow of people and goods coming into America while enhancing
NENA pushes for next-gen planning 1st July 2006 When people dial 911, they expect their calls to be answered, and they expect the telecommunicators on the other end of the calls to know where they are
LMR dealers divided on broadband plan 1st July 2006 While many in the two-way radio world may be chattering about Morgan O’Brien’s proposal for a nationwide, IP-based 700 MHz broadband network for public
Get engaged in 800 MHz rebanding 1st July 2006 Reconfiguration of the 800 MHz band is progressing. Licensees and Sprint Nextel are reaching frequency reconfiguration agreements, or FRAs, and many licensees
APCO offers fire communications course 1st July 2006 The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) released its new fire service communications-training course, Fire Service Communications,
Issues abound for call centers 1st July 2006 Clearly, the public-safety answering point community has more questions than answers right now, as myriad challenges cloud the future for the nation’s
IEEE to develop new protocol 1st July 2006 IEEE has begun work on the IEEE Standard for Long Wavelength Wireless Network Protocol, a new P1902.1 standard for the RuBee visibility network protocol
FCC proposal has intriguing solutions 1st July 2006 The FCC’s June 2006 release of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the Hurricane Katrina Review Panel’s recommendations is interesting from many
Senate communications bill calls for broadened 911 funding 29th June 2006 The Senate Commerce Committee yesterday approved a controversial communications-reform bill that would let $1 billion in funding earmarked for first-responder interoperability also may be used to pay for technology upgrades for public-safety answering points (PSAPs)
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