TSR is interoperability Holy Grail 1st August 2005 Technology makes protocols and frequencies moot, enables multi-function devices
APCO executive director resigns 1st August 2005 The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials announced that John Newman, international executive director for the past year, has resigned
FCC: Negotiations on 800 MHz border pacts progressing 1st August 2005 U.S. officials have begun 800 MHz spectrum-coordination discussions with representatives from Canada and Mexico
P2T-over-cellular standard confirmed 1st August 2005 The Open Mobile Alliance has made available the OMA push-to-talk over cellular (POC) 1.0 Candidate Enabler
HEAVENS HELP US 1st August 2005 In times of disaster–and in some geographic areas–terrestrial communications systems often prove inadequate. While first-responder agencies fill the gaps with satellites, system operators put past failures behind them and prepare for an apparently sunnier future
Nextel, Sprint shareholders OK merger 1st August 2005 Shareholders for both Sprint and Nextel Communications have approved the proposed merger that will create the third-largest wireless carrier in the U.S.
Digital migration picks up 1st August 2005 Land mobile radio is one of the last communications technologies to migrate from analog to digital technology. Why has it taken so long?
Broken promises 1st August 2005 In January, a young Nebraska couple both in their 20s died in a snowstorm after dispatchers couldn’t locate them, even though the couple called 911 five from their wireless phones
APCO sees intro of new products 1st August 2005 Topics covered at conference include VoIP, public-safety trends
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 24th March 2024
FirstNet Authority reauthorization needed as public-safety-driven network evolution proceeds 16th March 2024