Regulations

Navajo Nation may lose satellite services that support public safety

Bureaucratic red tape and a lack of federal funding threaten to shut down satellite services that support public-safety communications throughout the Navajo Nation’s 27,000-square-mile territory.

President Bush signs E911 bill

As expected, President Bush today signed the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008.

Commentary

NENA’s Fontes has a universally good idea

Brian Fontes, the new CEO of the National Emergency Number Association, suggested that creating a universal service fund could solve the funding woes that long have plagued the public-safety-answering-point (PSAP) sector. It’s a great idea, and long overdue.

D Block reauction may be pushed into 2009

An additional layer of comments regarding rulemaking for the 700 MHz D Block will make it difficult for the FCC to auction the spectrum this year as proposed

EWA awarded license-management contract

Following completion of a formal competitive bidding process, Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) was awarded a three year contract to provide FCC license management, application preparation, frequency coordination and related spectrum advisory services …

FCC field tests TV white space devices

The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology yesterday field-tested prototype television white space devices. The test was conducted as part of a rule-making procedure that will consider the authorization of new low-power devices that operate in the …

Companies create digital radio forum

The NXDN Forum announced that eight vendor companies jointly established the organization in order to develop a standardized, digital radio system. The charter members consist of Kenwood Corporation, Icom Inc., Kenwood USA Corp., Icom America, Aeroflex …

Navajo Nation may lose satellite services that support public safety

President Bush signs E911 bill

Commentary

NENA’s Fontes has a universally good idea

D Block reauction may be pushed into 2009

EWA awarded license-management contract

FCC field tests TV white space devices

Companies create digital radio forum

Sprint Nextel tweaks its interleaved-channel request

DHS, FEMA announce grant program

Different strokes

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