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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2011

Obama Jobs Bill Would Allocate D Block to Public Safety

President Obama's $474 billion jobs bill would set aside the 700Mhz D Block spectrum for a dedicated broadband public safety network and provide funding to build and operate it.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2011

Raytheon Developing New Server, Building Two Comm Networks

Raytheon is developing a new server-based system linking 4G LTE and P25 systems that will help first responders communicate with each other during daily operations and emergencies.

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Articlesby POLICE Magazine StaffAugust 12, 2011

Motorola's Public Safety Play: Broadband Networks

Motorola Solutions and Verizon are working closely with public safety agencies in Northern California's Bay Area and Harris County, Texas, to build and operate what will likely be the nation's first public safety broadband network on the LTE (Long Term Evolution) platform.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2011

NYC Renews Broadband Contract with Northrop Grumman

The Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a five-year, $207 million contract renewal with the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications for ongoing operations and maintenance of the New York City Wireless Network (NYCWiN) program.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 29, 2011

Motorola Secures $56 Million To Build Broadband Network In Mississippi

The network will be the third for Motorola Solutions, which is also building out LTE broadband networks in northern California's Bay Area and Harris County, Texas.

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Inside the Badge by Michael BosticJuly 1, 2011

Interoperability: 10 Years Too Long

Regardless of the finer details, the fact remains that Americans and public safety agencies have waited far too long for an interoperable public safety broadband network. Now — not next year or the one after — is the time for Congress to lay aside differences and stand behind the more than 2 million first responders who serve this country.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 18, 2011

Motorola To Build 700 MHz Public Safety Network In Houston

In a filing with the FCC, Motorola didn't mention LTE yet noted that Harris County selected Motorola "as its equipment vendor for technology that will be used in the Harris County layer of the intended public-safety broadband statewide network."

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2011

Raytheon and UCLA To Establish Center for Public Safety Network Systems

The mission of the UCLA-ITA Public Safety Network Systems Center is to bring together academia, industry and public safety agencies to provide technical leadership, a collaborative forum for research, and to establish standards for public safety networks.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2011

FCC Picks LTE for Public Safety Network

The announcement was cautiously applauded by law enforcement supporters of a national broadband network that would replace the web of disparate radio frequencies that often thwart communication between police, fire and EMS during incident response.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2010

Harris Corp. To Modernize California County's Public Safety Communications System

The Harris P25IP (Project 25 to the power of IP) VHF system will provide reliable coverage for first responders and public service agencies throughout the coastal county of 425,000 residents that spans more than 3,300 square miles.

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