Public safety’s winding road to broadband 1st March 2012 History of public safety’s lobby for the D Block.
House panel pushes FCC to release LightSquared documents 29th February 2012 Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) say the prolonged controversy over LightSquared’s plans call the federal process into question.
News Funding for DHS preparedness grants cut by $1B 29th February 2012 The DHS preparedness grants give priority this year to applicants in the nation’s highest-risk areas, including urban areas, with a focus on terrorism prevention.
News GAO: Mission-critical voice over broadband not in the near future 28th February 2012 Public safety likely will rely on LMR systems for mission-critical voice for “perhaps even 10 years or more,” according to the GAO report.
News Senate considers Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (with related video) 27th February 2012 The bill would give the DHS regulatory authority over companies with computer systems crucial to the nation’s economic and physical security.
News Obama makes it official, signs D Block legislation 23rd February 2012 Bill reallocates the 700 MHz D Block spectrum to public safety and provides $7 billion in federal funding for LTE network buildout.
Video Haller, Aiken on frequency-coordination partnership 23rd February 2012 Doug Aiken and Ralph Haller explain the newly formed Public Safety Communications Associates.
Industry points to multiple warning signs about narrowbanding 22nd February 2012 Last year, the FCC indicated that 225,000 licensees needed to narrowband their systems, but only about 20% of those have completed the task, according to Peter Moncure, CEO of RadioSoft.
NYPD: New T-band rules should alter FCC’s narrowbanding mandate 19th February 2012 Radio systems operating from 470 MHz to 512 MHz should not have to spend additional money to meet the FCC’s year-end narrowbanding mandate, Deputy Chief Charles Dowd said.
News Congress passes D Block legislation 17th February 2012 This morning, the House of Representatives voted 293-132 in favor of the measure, followed shortly by a 60-36 vote in the Senate to approve the bill.
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 3 24th March 2024
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