Regulations

NENA publishes i2 standard for VoIP E-911

The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) today announced the publication of its i2 standard, which is designed to let voice-over-IP (VoIP) providers route emergency calls through the legacy E-911 system

Public safety to FCC: Don’t delay rebanding

FCC commissioners should reject Sprint Nextel’s request to delay the 800 MHz rebanding schedule by at least seven months, a consortium of public-safety agencies said in a letter delivered to the FCC yesterday

Report gives failing grades for homeland security

Public-safety entities should be given access to valuable 700 MHz spectrum in 2007 instead of the 2009 dates proposed in pending legislation, according to the 9/11 Public Discourse Project report released today

Sprint Nextel asks for more rebanding time

Citing Wave 1 complications outside its control, Sprint Nextel yesterday asked the FCC to reset the clock for 800 MHz rebanding, which would delay completion of the monumental engineering endeavor by at least seven months

Slow rebanding pace not surprising

After months of hushed comments, off-the-record statement and knowing nods and winks, it’s out in the open now: Rebanding is officially behind schedule

Measuring the rebanding process

Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes; how do you measure, measure a year? The above lyric is from the musical and a poignant reminder

Learning from disaster

From the four hurricanes that struck our home state of Florida last season through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, what did we learn from the terrible

Rebanding process slower than hoped

Transition Administrator tries to accelerate process while Sprint Nextel seeks extension

Federal court denies VoIP 911 stay request

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied an emergency motion for a partial stay of the FCC’s E911 order

DOJ seeks ideas on public-safety radios

The National Institute of Justice, the research-and-development wing of the Department of Justice, issued a call for papers on emerging technology solutions

NENA publishes i2 standard for VoIP E-911

Public safety to FCC: Don’t delay rebanding

Report gives failing grades for homeland security

Sprint Nextel asks for more rebanding time

Slow rebanding pace not surprising

Measuring the rebanding process

Learning from disaster

Rebanding process slower than hoped

Federal court denies VoIP 911 stay request

DOJ seeks ideas on public-safety radios

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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