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FCC, Industry Canada Authorize Barrett HF SDR Transceiver

January 15, 2019 | Comments

The FCC in the United States and Industry Canada authorized the Barrett Communications 4050 HF SDR transceiver.

January 14, 2019 | Comments

TCCA, the global association for critical communications, released a road map to operational use of mission-critical broadband technology, saying current TETRA and other mission-critical narrowband operators will continue well after 2025.

January 09, 2019 | Comments

Airbus will modernize and expand seNet, the secure TETRA system of energy supplier STEAG. Airbus will replace the central technology of the communications system with Taira TETRA servers.

January 08, 2019 | Comments

pdvWireless announced plans to transfer its MOTOTRBO trunked network customers in eight metropolitan markets to two other digital SMR network providers, eliminate 30 percent of its workforce and close its San Diego office.

January 08, 2019 | Comments

Northgate Public Services (NPS) acquired APD Communications, a company that provides software for the Emergency Services Network (ESN), the U.K. public-safety broadband network under development.

January 07, 2019 | Comments

The debate around whether the FCC should address violations of the use of private messaging in amateur radio has heated up following an ex parte filing from wireless expert Theodore Rappaport last year.

January 04, 2019 | Comments

The FCC released the second public notice in a series that solicits input on the efficacy of the wireless resiliency cooperative framework. Announced in April 2016, the framework is a voluntary wireless industry commitment intended to promote resilient communications and situational awareness during disasters.

January 04, 2019 | Comments

The FCC said that during the lapse in federal funding, several reporting systems will remain available.

January 03, 2019 | Comments

Representatives from the Utilities Technology Council (UTC) and the Edison Electric Institute met with FCC officials to urge the commission to issue an order to enable utilities to share the 4.9 GHz band with public safety on a co-primary basis.

January 03, 2019 | Comments

Representatives from the aviation industry briefed the FCC on the aviation industries’ concerns regarding harmful interference from potential new 5G applications in the 3.7 –4.2 GHz spectrum band to aviation systems operating in the adjacent 4.2 – 4.4 GHz band. The radio altimeter and wireless avionics intra-communications (WAIC) systems operate in the adjacent 4.2 – 4.4 GHz band, and the uncompromised operation of both systems is essential to safety of flight, said aviation experts.