News FCC dedicates spectrum for medical body monitoring (with related video) 24th May 2012 Rules that will enable medical body-area networks (MBANs) to operate on 2360–2400 MHz spectrum.
News NIST completes initial recommendations to solve RF-PASS interference for NFPA review 21st March 2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently submitted recommendations to the National Fire Protection Association regarding radio-frequency interference to personal alert safety systems from external systems like radio-frequency identification communications, often used to automate warehouse operations.
News Polaris CEO: Location information to include height component in 2013 (with related video) 2nd February 2012 Location technology that can let first responders know what floor a mobile wireless caller is on in a multistory building should be available within 18 months, according to Polaris Wireless CEO Manlio Allegra.
Article Reach out and touch someone (with related video) 1st February 2012 Merchants of all sorts are using near-field communications to get patrons to buy more stuff — lots and lots of stuff — by tapping their smartphones.
Article The silver lining (with related video) 1st February 2012 The battle over LightSquared’s proposed wholesale network offering is as critical as it is contentious. Increased competition in the commercial wireless sector and the ability of GPS devices to function properly hang in the balance — as do the billions of dollars that have been invested in LightSquared thus far. But it also could be the lynchpin that forces a thorough and long-overdue examination of the federal government’s approach to spectrum policy.
Commentary A very urgent communication (with related video) 31st January 2012 It would be one thing to wander aimlessly in search of a restaurant should the navigation application on my smartphone fail, and quite another if I were to develop Alzheimer’s and my alert/locator device fail because the GPS wasn’t working.
News NIST updates guidelines for smart-grid readiness 25th January 2012 National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) recently outlined the process by which test laboratories and certifying organizations are accredited for evaluation of smart-grid products.
Commentary Near-field communications for retail is both exciting, scary 10th January 2012 The retail sector is leveraging near-field communications (NFC) to enable consumers to make purchases with their smartphones. I have one of these handy dandy gadgets now, and the prospect of using it to buy stuff both titillates and terrifies me.
Commentary LightSquared conclusions need to be based on complete data, not leaks (with related video) 14th December 2011 Policymakers should make their decisions on the carrier’s proposal based on conclusions from the engineering experts, not on the reactions of outsiders quoted in the media or posted in blog and forums on the Internet.
News Butting heads over abutting spectrum (with related video) 1st December 2011 Amid the finger pointing between LightSquared and the GPS community, the FCC and other federal policymakers are left to wrestle with numerous spectrum-policy questions.
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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