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TCCA’s Gray Looks to New LTE-Based Initiatives

September 18, 2017 | Comments

The TCCA is under new leadership and looking toward new initiatives including a mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) open platform and market adoption of of Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standardized equipment.

September 18, 2017 | Comments

Chemung County, New York, completed installation of a TETRA network for use in its C TRAN bus system. PowerTrunk, part of the Hytera Group, supplied the system, which replaces an analog radio system and will be used to deliver voice and data communications for controlling and managing the transit service.

September 18, 2017 | Comments

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will visit Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas this week to discuss the importance of connectivity for public-safety services in rural America and ways to bridge the digital divide.

September 15, 2017 | Comments

New FCC rules permitting fixed amateur radio operations in 135.7 – 137.8 kHz (2,200 meter) and 472 – 479 kHz (630 meter) bands adopted in March became effective Sept. 15.

ATIS Releases Report on GPS Disruptions

September 15, 2017 | Comments

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) released a major resource to help better understand and address a formidable telecommunications industry challenge: the vulnerabilities in GPS.

September 15, 2017 | Comments

Avtec and Alcon Engenharia de Sistemas were chosen by the PAULISTA Metropolitan Trains Co. (CPTM) to provide a dispatching solution for the railroad’s new suburban metro line 13. Scheduled to begin operations in 2018, the 12.2-kilometer metro line will be the first link between downtown São Paulo and Guarulhos International Airport (GRU), Brazil’s busiest airport.

September 15, 2017 | Comments

Bosch Communications Systems (BCS) in Lincoln, Nebraska, received a notice of unlicensed operation from the FCC.

September 15, 2017 | Comments

Following Hurricane Irma’s devastation, AT&T touted its efforts with public safety in Florida to support their response and recovery efforts. The carrier said it is prioritizing communications for first responders at no charge.

September 15, 2017 | Comments

The FCC will host a public forum on improving the co-existence of cellular and other commercial wireless licensees and public-safety licensees in the 800 MHz band. The forum will be held Nov. 6 at FCC headquarters.

September 15, 2017 | Comments

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed two project initiations with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).