Public safety has been operating on push-to-talk radios for more than 50 years. Over the decades, there have been incremental improvements, but all have built upon previous models. As the public safety community looks to build a nationwide broadband network, however, there are no previous models to study. To use some clichéd phrases: we are starting from scratch, plowing new ground, charting a new course. Whichever expression you choose, it’s a daunting task.
Tag Archives: LTE
Motorola Solutions Completes Phase 1 Public Safety LTE Basic Functionality Testing, Proceeding to Next Phase
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Jan. 12, 2012 – Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI), a leader in the development of Public Safety Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, devices, applications and services, today announced it has successfully completed all sections of the Public Safety Communications Research Program (PSCR) LTE Demonstration Network Test Plan, Phase 1 in Boulder, Colo.
São Paulo Military Police and Alcatel-Lucent prove the benefits of LTE for public safety
São Paulo, January 26, 2012 – The Military Police of São Paulo State and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) have successfully demonstrated 4G LTE trials as a support for public safety networks of the State.
Aeroflex TM500 LTE Test Mobile Completes Support for 3GPP Release 9 with Addition of Multicast Video Streaming Function
Stevenage, UK— November 9, 2011— Aeroflex Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp. (NYSE:ARX), announced today that the TM500 LTE Test Mobile now supports enhanced Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (eMBMS) as defined in Release 9 of the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standard for Long Term Evolution (LTE). The TM500 Test Mobile platform [...]
Anritsu Establishes Leadership Position in LTE Protocol Conformance Test Cases
Richardson, TX – October 27, 2011 – Anritsu Corporation has established LTE leadership in the test equipment industry, with the confirmation at last week’s Global Certification Forum (GCF) meeting that the company offers more protocol conformance test cases for LTE terminal equipment than any other test system vendor.
City of Charlotte Selects Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy Public Safety LTE Mobile Broadband Network
On September 26, 2011, the City of Charlotte Council approved a contract with Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) to deploy a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Public Safety Network in the dedicated Public Safety 700 MHz frequency spectrum.
Harris Corp.’s BeOn Offers P25 Voice over 3G Cellular & LTE Networks
MELBOURNE, Fla., Aug. 8, 2011 — Harris Corporation announced that its BeOn enables public safety subscribers on a cellular or public safety LTE network to talk to each other, exchange text messages and pass real-time location information to connected team members and the dispatcher’s computer-assisted dispatch system.
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