New 800 MHz Spectrum Opens with Updated Part 90 Rules
New Part 90 rules adopted by the FCC Oct. 23 open 800 MHz spectrum, with 318 new 800 MHz interstitial channels becoming available. The rules also make 40 expansion band (EB) and 40 guard band (GB) channels in 800 MHz available in National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee (NPSPAC) regions where 800 MHz rebanding is […]
Report to Congress Estimates Costs of Upgrading 911 Call Centers
Report to Congress Estimates Costs of Upgrading 911 Call Centers $9.5 to $12.7 Billion Over 10 Years for Nationwide Next-Gen 911 Implementation The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today released a study on expanding Next Generation 911 (NG911) capabilities at 911 call centers. The study, requested […]
Verizon Flips the Switch for World’s First 5G Customer in Houston
Verizon announced they’ve begun providing the world’s first commercial 5G network starting October 1 in Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, with a Houston resident earning the distinction of being the world’s first 5G customer. Verizon’s 5G Home is based on their open 5G TF network standard and the locations for this initial rollout were […]
FCC PROPOSES ACTION TO HELP THE PUBLIC REACH 911 AND BE LOCATED BY FIRST RESPONDERS
WASHINGTON, September 26, 2018—The Federal Communications Commission today proposed rules to help ensure that people who call 911 from multi-line telephone systems— which commonly serve hotels, office buildings, and campuses—can reach 911 and be quickly located by first responders. Today’s action is intended to implement two recently enacted laws designed to improve emergency calling. First, […]
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON VERTICAL (Z-AXIS) ACCURACY METRIC PROPOSED BY THE NATIONWIDE WIRELESS CARRIERS
DA 18-928 Released: September 10, 2018 PS Docket No. 07-114 Comments: October 1, 2018 Reply Comments: October 11, 2018 The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on the vertical accuracy (z-axis) test bed report (Report), submitted by CTIA on behalf of the nationwide wireless carriers (AT&T Mobility, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, and Verizon) […]