Tower & Site

Sheriff asks city to help with cost of new tower

A local sheriff is requesting additional funding to relocate and construct a new 100-foot steel communication tower that must be moved to make room for the new county jail. Go to full story… …

Motorola to commence WiMAX trial

Motorola and Vietnam Datacommunications signed an agreement to commence a WiMAX trial in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s two largest cities. The yearlong trial is expected to begin in October 2007. Phase one will cover an urban area in Hanoi and …

State fights planners over tower

The Kennebec, Maine, Board of Appeals will consider a request to overturn a planning board decision that prevents construction of a public-safety communication tower. Go to full story… …

Wi-Fi system may boost public safety

Brownsburg, Ind., has erected a series of antennas in its push to go wireless. Go to full story… …

Riding the bus? Smile for the cops

Police in patrol cars soon will be able to peer inside CTA buses by tapping into onboard Wi-Fi cameras. Go to full story… …

Wireless USB chip could cut cords worldwide

Chip designer Alereon said Monday it is releasing the first chip that uses a frequency band that reportedly is legal worldwide for wireless USB applications. Go to full story… …

Radio module built for Wi-Fi announced

Hudson, Ohio-based Quatech unveiled an 802.11a/b/g radio module built for Wi-Fi networking. According to the company, the radio lets users integrate Wi-Fi technology for M2M, medical and telematics applications. …

Neighbors hope to hang up cell tower

Residents are upset over two newly installed 95-towers, which they say cause “visual” pollution. Go to full story… …

Radio IP Software announces new TETRA software

Radio IP Software announced at the TETRA World Congress held this week in Madrid, Spain, that its MTGTM software improves data transfer rates over TETRA network by a factor of 154. The software lets users introduce data applications such as …

WiMAX repeater released

Dekolink Wireless unveiled its in-building repeater solution for the WiMAX market, the Deko2425-M WiMAX MIMO-based repeater. The repeater can be implemented in mobile WiMAX networks in the 2.5 to 2.7 GHz bands. It provides 24-dBm composite output power …

Sheriff asks city to help with cost of new tower

Motorola to commence WiMAX trial

State fights planners over tower

Wi-Fi system may boost public safety

Riding the bus? Smile for the cops

Wireless USB chip could cut cords worldwide

Radio module built for Wi-Fi announced

Neighbors hope to hang up cell tower

Radio IP Software announces new TETRA software

WiMAX repeater released

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