MuniWireless

WCA Live!, the business radio webcast from the Wireless Communications Association International, will examine the need for more public safety spectrum from the FCC on Friday’s 2 p.m. show.WCA Live!, the business radio webcast from the Wireless Communications Association International (WCA) will examine the need for more public safety spectrum from the FCC on Friday’s 2 p.m. show.

Recently on this site, Harold Feld discussed the significance of the FCC’s upcoming 700 MHz auction to muni-wireless. The webcast should be of…

It seems counterintuitive that the FCC’s consideration of rules for the upcoming 700 MHz auction will have much impact on the future of municipal wireless. But two proposals under consideration could make significant new spectrum available for both licensed and unlicensed wireless system operators. These proposals would require winners of certain licenses to offer their 700 MHz spectrum on an affordable wholesale basis. If the FCC approves these proposals, municipal systems could lease “beachfront” spectrum to expand the reach and…

Tom Ridge, the former secretary of U.S. Homeland Security, is calling for the creation of a nationwide wireless public-safety network to operate in the 700 MHz band. “Why would we not — in a post 911 world — want to create a nationwide, broadband network for public safety users across the country?” he asks.Tom Ridge, the former secretary of U.S. Homeland Security, is calling for the creation of a nationwide wireless public-safety network to operate in the 700 MHz band.…