Verizon Targets Public-Safety Market, Interoperability
Verizon is partnering with Cisco Systems and using its IPICS Media Convergence Server to create an Interoperability Solution for federal, state and local police, fire and medical agencies.
From Telephony Online, August 07, 2008
Verizon Announces Broadband Innovation Hit Parade
Verizon's telecommunications group has made a series of service and technology enhancements that are giving customers breakthrough broadband and entertainment products and services competitors can't match.
From PR Newswire, August 07, 2008
WiMAX Not Ready for Prime Time, Says Forrester
In order for WiMAX to be successful, Forrester says that Clearwire will have to meet "a number of very important milestones" within the next year and a half, including service deployment, the availability of multimode devices that have separate channels for voice and data, and developing efficient pricing plans for service-level agreements.
From NetworkWorld, August 07, 2008
EC Earmarks Frequency for Road Safety and Traffic Management
As part of its overall fight against road accidents and traffic jams, the Commission decided today to reserve, across Europe, part of the radio spectrum for smart vehicle communications systems (so called co-operative systems).
From European Commission, August 05, 2008
Washington (GA) Officers Use Wireless-Enabled Video Flashlights
Police officers are being outfitted with wireless video flashlights and button video cams enabling them to effectively capture on-scene footage in both nighttime and daylight conditions.
From BelAir Networks, August 04, 2008
Temple (GA) Deploys Mesh-Enabled Cameras to Deter Drunk Driving
Officers in vehicles can stream video in real-time to headquarters or retrieve taped video at speeds of 120 frames a second with no latency -- speeds that match high-definition.
From BelAir Networks, August 04, 2008
AT&T May Use WiMAX in Rural Areas
Technology Chief Donovan says WiMax could come in handy in some U.S. markets, particularly rural areas where it's becoming prohibitively expensive to maintain copper.
From USA Today, August 04, 2008
First Responders to FCC: Drop "D Block" Pipe Dream
Drop the vain attempt to auction off the so-called 700MHz "D Block" to one national licensee and allow public safety agencies to access the spectrum and build their systems on a regional basis instead.
From Benton Foundation, August 03, 2008
Amid Strains from Merger, Alcatel Chiefs Set to Depart
The two matchmakers behind the troubled trans-Atlantic marriage that created Alcatel-Lucent are stepping down to pave the way for a management overhaul at one of the world's biggest telecommunications-equipment providers.
From Wall Street Journal Online, August 01, 2008
Meraki Masters Mini Muni in San Francisco
On January 4, 2008, Mountain View, CA-based Meraki announced its plan to provide free, broadband wireless access to the city of San Francisco by year’s end. The network, made possible by Meraki’s unique router/repeater technology and $20 million in venture capital, was supposed to be fully deployed by this summer.
From Wi-Fi Planet, August 01, 2008
