Regulations

Commentary

Who Receives New Spectrum is a Pivotal Decision

The last time we had a new allocation of spectrum for industrial/business licensees was in 1985. Reagan was president, the first dot-com was registered, and a gallon of gas was $1.07.

Commentary

Regulatory clarity needed for 700 MHz narrowband spectrum

Amid all of the excitement about FirstNet at 700 MHz, federal officials and policymakers should not forget to address regulatory issues regarding the relocation and potential narrowbanding of LMR systems in the band.

News

Location accuracy for 911 hampered by migration from traditional telephony wireline services

Technology changes may be helping consumers find affordable alternatives to traditional landline telephony service, but the choices often represent a step backward in providing critical location information when a caller seeks emergency assistance from 911, according to panelists speaking at the recent NENA show in Nashville, Tenn.

News

Earliest state plans for FirstNet could be ready in latter half of 2015, FirstNet official says

FirstNet consultations with states and territories are expected to take more than a year, during which time answers to questions regarding eligible users, partnerships, 911 coordination and funding models will be sought, according to panel at the NENA conference.

Video

TCS and Cisco Systems: Roger Marshall and Marc Linsner outline joint proposal to leverage Wi-Fi for indoor-wireless 911 location

From left, Roger Marshall, senior member of the TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) technical staff, and Marc Linsner, consulting engineer for Cisco Systems, explain how Wi-Fi networks can be used to help provide location information when wireless devices are used from inside a building for emergency communications to the 911 system.

News

Pennsylvania PSAPs share resources virtually by leveraging next-gen 911 solution from Cassidian Communications

A group of Pennsylvania public-safety answering points (PSAPs) are leveraging fiber connectivity and a Cassidian Communications’s next-generation 911 solution to enable virtual sharing of resources, enhanced functionality and cost savings–“all the benefits of consolidation, but you still get to keep your PSAP open,” according to the consultant that helped lead the project.

Commentary

Next-gen 911, FirstNet LTE visions appear to be a promising match

Many think of next-gen 911 and public-safety LTE as separate initiatives, but they actually have a lot in common. In addition, each initiative will provide much greater functionality and efficiency if the other is in place at a given location..

News

Self-regulation important for social-media operations by law enforcement, experts say

Law-enforcement agencies that conduct social-media-based investigations—particularly cover operations—should develop logical policies regarding such work and have the discipline to follow those policies, according to experts. If this doesn’t happen, public safety could jeopardize its ability to investigate in the social-media space.

News

Addressing address data that works for you

Address standards help GIS professionals more efficiently aid emergency responders in their search for people who need help.

Video

Adams County: Chris Marzilli and Bill Malone detail history of new public-safety LTE system

Chris Marzilli, president of General Dynamics C4 Systems, and ADCOM911 Executive Director Bill Malone explain the historical path taken toward the deployment of the Adams County public-safety LTE network, which is the first LTE system built with FIrstNet’s approval.

Commentary

Who Receives New Spectrum is a Pivotal Decision

Commentary

Regulatory clarity needed for 700 MHz narrowband spectrum

News

Location accuracy for 911 hampered by migration from traditional telephony wireline services

News

Earliest state plans for FirstNet could be ready in latter half of 2015, FirstNet official says

Video

TCS and Cisco Systems: Roger Marshall and Marc Linsner outline joint proposal to leverage Wi-Fi for indoor-wireless 911 location

News

Pennsylvania PSAPs share resources virtually by leveraging next-gen 911 solution from Cassidian Communications

Commentary

Next-gen 911, FirstNet LTE visions appear to be a promising match

News

Self-regulation important for social-media operations by law enforcement, experts say

News

Addressing address data that works for you

Video

Adams County: Chris Marzilli and Bill Malone detail history of new public-safety LTE system

Commentary

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

Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

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

Video

Check out key takeaways from Disaster Management Symposium webinars, register to view archives

Video: Opening of the Expo Hall on day three of IWCE 2023

Lynk CEO Charles Miller: The sky’s the limit

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IWCE 2019 Wrap Up