Public Safety

IWCE 2006: Final reporter’s notebook

Vertex Standard announced a digital radio product line that will launch in 2007. Based on a two-slot TDMA platform, the radios deliver advanced digital features such as caller privacy, group calling and talk group scanning, and operate in both analog and digital mode with automatic switchover, the company said. Additional digital features include text messaging, voice storage, telemetry and IP via a USB interface. Click here for more IWCE news briefs

Strategic alliance reflects emerging trends

LAS VEGAS–The strategic alliance jointly announced by Kenwood, Icom and Trident Microsystems during IWCE 2006 is reflective of a couple of trends that promise to drive the land mobile radio business for the future, according to an alliance spokesman

IWCE: M/A-COM introduces new VIDA products

LAS VEGAS–Public-safety communications vendor M/A-COM last week at IWCE launched two new components to its IP-based VIDA platform

IWCE 2006: Reporter’s notebook

Anritsu announced new options for its Spectrum Master handheld analyzer, which is designed for applications ranging from 9 kHz to 7.1 MHz. Click here to read this and other briefs from IWCE 2006

IWCE: Rebanding licensees offered ‘fast track’ for planning funding

LAS VEGAS–Most 800 MHz public-safety licensees concerned about the effort associated with negotiating planning-funding agreements will be able to seek relief via a “fast-track” option announced yesterday at IWCE 2006

IWCE: Unlicensed bands likely to be locally coordinated

LAS VEGAS–Local coordination organizations are likely to spring up around the country to solve interference issues on unlicensed bands, according to a speaker at IWCE 2006

IWCE: Feds need to step up support of critical communications

LAS VEGAS–A panel of public-safety and critical communications officials discussed the lessons that were learned in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the steps that need to be taken to improve emergency preparedness for the future during a session this morning at IWCE 2006

O’Brien makes 700 MHz public-private partnership pitch

LAS VEGAS–Public safety should look to a public-private partnership model to fund the construction and maintenance of a nationwide broadband network, Cyren Call Chairman Morgan O’Brien–co-founder of Nextel Communications–said today in his opening IWCE keynote address

Raytheon JPS launches next generation of ACU-1000

LAS VEGAS–Raytheon JPS unveiled during IWCE 2006 the ACU-M, a smaller version of its ACU-1000 interconnection device

IWCE: Inventor unveils new alert system

LAS VEGAS–Arkansas-based inventor Robert Eichman this week is demonstrating at IWCE 2006 an emergency-alert package that offers the promise of getting first responders to the scene of an incident more quickly than existing solutions

IWCE 2006: Final reporter’s notebook

Strategic alliance reflects emerging trends

IWCE: M/A-COM introduces new VIDA products

IWCE 2006: Reporter’s notebook

IWCE: Rebanding licensees offered ‘fast track’ for planning funding

IWCE: Unlicensed bands likely to be locally coordinated

IWCE: Feds need to step up support of critical communications

O’Brien makes 700 MHz public-private partnership pitch

Raytheon JPS launches next generation of ACU-1000

IWCE: Inventor unveils new alert system

Commentary

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Video

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