Fledgling initiative promotes grassroots emergency communications 3rd May 2006 Three emergency-communications organizations today announced support for National SOS, a grassroots effort designed to let emergency victims call for help even when typical communications network infrastructure is unavailable
TA alters rebanding schedule 1st May 2006 Faced with numerous requests to provide more time for licensees and Sprint Nextel to reach negotiated 800 MHz rebanding agreements, the Transition Administrator
Simpler is better 1st May 2006 The best day of the week is Saturday. It’s not because I don’t have to endure my normal three-hour roundtrip commute to downtown Chicago though that would
ARRL welcomes FCC test of BPL system 1st May 2006 ARRL, the national association for amateur radio operators, applauded a recent FCC decision to seek more information on a complaint that the high-profile
It’s time to question the status quo 1st May 2006 A filing recently submitted to the FCC suggests an entirely new way of looking at 700 MHz spectrum and holds the promise of provoking a new and much needed
A double-edged sword 1st May 2006 Ten-codes have been used by police departments and other first responders for decades as an over-the-air verbal shorthand, but the need to effectively
O’Brien unveils 700 MHz plan 1st May 2006 Attempting to address a public-safety communications crisis, wireless innovator Morgan O’Brien released his much-anticipated plan to have the FCC reallocate
Padcom wins patent lawsuit 1st May 2006 A U.S. district court jury ruled that mobile VPN software vendor NetMotion Wireless infringed on two patents held by competitor Padcom. The patents at
He’s done it again 1st May 2006 Every few years, Morgan O’Brien rocks the land mobile radio industry. First it was his aggregation of specialized mobile radio operators called Fleet
Getting to the bottom of interop 1st May 2006 This spring, thousands of public-safety agencies are being asked to respond to a survey about wireless communications interoperability in their jurisdictions.
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