IBM designs wireless system for citywide accessibility 5th March 2007 The city of Brownsville, Texas, hired IBM under a $4 million agreement to help design an enterprise-modernization project that will provide city departments with a wireless Internet infrastructure. Rioplex Wireless will maintain the wireless network. …
Public-safety routers unveiled 1st March 2007 Wireless mesh network systems provider Tropos Networks announced the Tropos 9000 series of 4.9 GHz-equipped MetroMesh routers for the public-safety market. The series provides policy-based routing for multi-band, metro-scale wireless mesh networks that …
Washington amateur radio repeater sites subject to tax 1st March 2007 The American Radio Relay League’s Western Washington Section is seeking support for a state bill that would exempt amateur radio repeater owners from paying an excise tax based on the commercial value of repeater sites. The issue surfaced after state of …
Florida counties experience dj vu 1st March 2007 Deadly tornadoes spawn several communications challenges
Antenna boosts weak signals 1st March 2007 Enhances voice clarity and coverage, reduces dropped calls on demand
VoIP console melds disparate protocols 1st March 2007 Radio and telephone console vendor Avtec (www.avtecinc.com) recently launched Scout, the company’s voice over IP, or VoIP, console. Scout is comprised
Federal Signal purchases Codespear 26th January 2007 Illinois-based Federal Signal last week announced it has paid $17 million to buy Codespear, a privately held company that boasts software-based interoperability and alert-notification solutions used extensively throughout its home state of Michigan
New line of surge protectors launched 25th January 2007 PolyPhaser released a series of Antenna Interface Standards Group (AISG)-compliant surge protection products under the AirSmart brand
Symbol announces ruggedized access point 23rd January 2007 Symbol Technology launched the dual-radio, mesh-capable, AP-5181 ruggedized access point. The device can withstand wind, rain, lightning, extreme temperatures and power surges, according to the company
Firetide unveils mesh nodes 23rd January 2007 Wireless mesh network provider Firetide unveiled the HotPort 6000 indoor and outdoor mesh nodes, which feature a dual-radio backhaul.
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 22nd April 2024
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