Wireless Networks

Tough Choices

The severe economic downturn is forcing first-responder agencies to rethink their strategies.

An age-old question

As utilities try to make their grids smarter, they ponder whether to go it alone or rely on the commercial sector.

Friend and foe

Tower shadowing can lessen interference, but also block signals if not used properly.

xG Technology inks deal with independent phone company

Florida-based vendor xG Technology recently announced that it has signed an agreement with independent local exchange carrier Townes Tele-Communications to test and evaluate potential deployment of xG’s xMAX solution

Aluma Tower Co. unveils trailer tower unit

Aluma Tower Co. unveiled the Scorpion 53-70 trailer tower unit, boasting several key attributes yet to be achieved in the mobile tower arena

Satellite and IP communications begin to merge

All-IP and satellite communications are words that typically have not been used in the same sentence in the past.

Inmarsat buys Stratos Global

Stratos Global, a reseller and integrator of remote communications solutions, announced that the company was acquired by satellite-communications provider Inmarsat Finance III Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Inmarsat.

There’s a lot more to mobile broadband data than video

Other mobile broadband data applications are emerging that promise to not only keep first responders safer but ensure that perpetrators get what they have coming — and that municipal coffers get every dollar in fines that they deserve.

Harris buys Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems for $675 million

Harris yesterday announced an agreement to purchase Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems — the company formerly known as M/A-COM and the second-largest player in the North America LMR market — for $675 million in cash.

Alvarion: WiMAX gaining traction in public-safety market

WiMAX vendor Alvarion is beginning to gain some traction in the public-safety market as WiMAX becomes a compelling conduit for mobile video surveillance solutions.

Tough Choices

An age-old question

Friend and foe

xG Technology inks deal with independent phone company

Aluma Tower Co. unveils trailer tower unit

Satellite and IP communications begin to merge

Inmarsat buys Stratos Global

There’s a lot more to mobile broadband data than video

Harris buys Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems for $675 million

Alvarion: WiMAX gaining traction in public-safety market

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

UC Ezines

IWCE 2019 Wrap Up