Tuesday, October 7, 2008

DARPA project success could be a boon to public safety

DARPA project success could be a boon to public safety
By Donny Jackson
October 7, 2008    

Military and first-responder communications have a lot in common, the most notable being the fact that lives are at stake, so they must work. However, there is a key difference in the two sectors: No public-safety agency has access to budgets that even remotely approach those of any of the armed services. ...
 
DARPA prepares for test of affordable cognitive radio
By Donny Jackson
October 6, 2008   
Initial testing of a radio design that is expected to result in affordable cognitive handsets will begin later this year, with a version of the design costing less than $500 to manufacture expected in 2010, according to an official with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). ...

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