Regulations

Broken promises

In January, a young Nebraska couple both in their 20s died in a snowstorm after dispatchers couldn’t locate them, even though the couple called 911 five from their wireless phones

APCO sees intro of new products

Topics covered at conference include VoIP, public-safety trends

GOP nominations to FCC coming soon?

President George W. Bush is expected to name a current aide for at least one of the one of two Republican nominations for the Federal Communications Commission, according to numerous media and analysts reports

Telecom bill could undermine government networks

A telecom deregulation bill introduced this week by Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) would prohibit local John Ensign from unilaterally trying to offset costs associated with wireless broadband networks by selling excess capacity to consumers

Intrado cuts VoIP E-911 deals with Vonage, AT&T

Intrado, the leading 911-solution vendor, recently reached agreements with Vonage and AT&T to provide enhanced 911 capabilities nationwide to the service providers’ voice-over-IP (VoIP) products, according to the 8-K Intrado filed yesterday with the SEC

APCO executive director resigns

John Newman, international executive director of APCO for the past year, is resigning due to personal health issues. His resignation will be effective mid-August

FCC approves Alltel-Western Wireless merger

FCC commissioners this week unanimously approved, with conditions, the merger between Alltel and Western Wireless

Federal officials cautious about wireless on airplanes

Use of mobile phones and wireless Internet devices should be prohibited on commercial aircraft unless law-enforcement officials can conduct real-time surveillance on the communications, representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told the House Subcommittee on Aviation yesterday

Mobile Satellite Ventures releases spectrum white paper

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) recently released a white paper that examined the challenge of developing a next generation public-safety communications networks.

Nextel, Sprint shareholders OK merger

Shareholders for both Sprint and Nextel Communications yesterday approved the proposed merger that will create the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States

Broken promises

APCO sees intro of new products

GOP nominations to FCC coming soon?

Telecom bill could undermine government networks

Intrado cuts VoIP E-911 deals with Vonage, AT&T

APCO executive director resigns

FCC approves Alltel-Western Wireless merger

Federal officials cautious about wireless on airplanes

Mobile Satellite Ventures releases spectrum white paper

Nextel, Sprint shareholders OK merger

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

Events

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IWCE 2019 Wrap Up