NENA, APCO seek acceleration of 911 funding 7th February 2007 Leaders of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) this week announced their joint support of legislation that would accelerate the availability of $43.5 million in federal funding for 911 system upgrades
McCain to introduce legislation for public-private 700 MHz network 1st February 2007 Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) yesterday announced his intention to introduce legislation calling for a public-private broadband network at 700 MHz that would promote communications interoperability between first-responder agencies nationwide on 30 MHz of spectrum slated to be auctioned in a year
New year begins with a bang 1st February 2007 Public-safety communications promises to be a hot topic in Washington, D.C., during 2007, judging from the flurry of activity already seen in the form
Truly a watershed event 1st February 2007 In the U.S., radio spectrum regulated by the FCC falls into two broad categories: licensed and non-licensed. Non-licensed spectrum is more popularly referred
A case of the haves versus the have-nots 22nd January 2007 This week, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the Big Apple is committed to deploying technology that would let anyone with a camera phone send images and video to the city’s 911 and 311 call centers
FCC offers up spectrum 18th January 2007 The Federal Communications Commission announced that Auction No. 71 will offer 38 licenses in the A, C, D, E, and F blocks of broadband PCS spectrum in an auctioned scheduled to begin on May 16
Public safety wants interoperability funds tied to DHS guidelines 17th January 2007 Interoperable communications funding of $1 billion should be distributed to public-safety agencies in accordance with established grant procedures used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), national public-safety representatives said in a recent letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce official
IEEE updates WPAN standard 17th January 2007 The IEEE Standards Association announced this week it has updated its 802.15.4 standard, which governs low-rate, wireless personal area networks (WPAN).
Removing rebanding’s nondisclosure issue a positive step 16th January 2007 Public-safety licensees have expressed car-buyer-like frustrations while negotiating 800 MHz rebanding deals with Sprint Nextel. The carrier’s negotiators saw thousands of quotes during Phase I of rebanding and have seen hundreds more in the current phase of negotiations with public-safety entities
House passes 9/11 Commission bill 11th January 2007 Led by its new Democratic Party majority, the House of Representatives this week passed an anti-terrorism bill designed to implement recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, including measures calling for public-safety interoperability and a new model for distributing Homeland Security funding
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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