FCC to set standard for mass communications disruptions 6th December 2011 In a release last week, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski noted that his staff had been investigating the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) authority’s preemptive disconnection of mobile phone towers in their subway system.
House subcommittee approves D Block bill 1st December 2011 17-6 vote passes a bill that would reallocate the D Bloc, provide at least $5 billion in network funding, and eventually return public safety’s narrowband spectrum to the FCC.
News Butting heads over abutting spectrum (with related video) 1st December 2011 Amid the finger pointing between LightSquared and the GPS community, the FCC and other federal policymakers are left to wrestle with numerous spectrum-policy questions.
Key questions for 2012 1st December 2011 Top questions Urgent Communications editors want answered in 2012.
Failure is not an option 1st December 2011 The public-safety, government and enterprise sectors are understandably excited about the communications future, but myriad obstacles threaten to derail the migration to next-generation technology.
News Key House subcommittee to debate D Block proposals on Thursday 29th November 2011 Rep. Greg Walden’s draft legislation calls for public safety to relinquish its 700 MHz narrowband spectrum five years after mission-critical broadband voice is deemed to be a viable option.
News Super Committee fails; public safety considers other D Block avenues 22nd November 2011 Former APCO President Richard Mirgon said there’s opportunity for the D Block language to be included in an omnibus budget bill that could be approved before the end of the year, among other possibilities.
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
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
