Wireless Networks

N.Y. continues to hold off on statewide network

• 1st January 2009

Almost a month after completing a systems integration test on the first phase of the New York statewide wireless network being built by Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems (formerly M/A-COM), state officials had not decided whether the vendor will be allowed to take the next step in the project as of press time.

Spectrum indecision

• 1st January 2009

Almost a year after the 700 MHz D Block was supposed to be auctioned to create a shared wireless broadband network for public safety, the future of the spectrum apparently will remain in limbo until a new FCC is constituted

PSST seeks stimulus money to make D Block plan viable

• 22nd December 2008

An official for the Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST) today released a letter asking President-elect Barack Obama to consider allocating $15 billion to the proposed public-private partnership to build a nationwide wireless broadband network

BAE Systems’ interoperability box seeing traction

• 17th December 2008

After introducing its First InterComm interoperability solution a year ago, BAE Systems is reporting significant traction among first responders

Urgent Communications – Networks and Systems

• 16th December 2008

Ohio sheriff’s department installs mobile VPN

• 16th December 2008

The Allen County (Ohio) Sheriff’s Department announced today that it installed Columbitech’s mobile VPN solution to support session-persistent applications

Sprint Nextel’s credit rating reduced to ‘junk’

• 11th December 2008

Sprint Nextel yesterday saw its debt rating from Moody’s Investors reduced to “junk” status, adding another difficulty to the wireless carrier’s attempt to reverse its fortunes

Satellite poised for bigger role in public-sector communications

• 10th December 2008

Satellite services are beginning to shape up as an effective solution for public safety’s interoperability challenges thanks to next-generation satellite technology capable of high-speed data transmission

NYC official welcomes D Block delay

• 4th December 2008

An FCC proposal to pursue a public-private partnership to build a 700 MHz broadband wireless network for public-safety users officially is not on the commission’s December agenda

Rosum breaking into 911 via femtocells

• 3rd December 2008

Location-technology vendor Rosum may have found its way into the E911 wireless location scene after several years of testing and promoting its TV+GPS hybrid positioning technology.