Tuesday, December 16, 2008

New York - 700 MHz

Dec 16, 2008 4:00 PM, By Donny Jackson
 
Almost a month after systems integration tests were completed on the first phase of the New York statewide wireless network (SWN) system built by Tyco Electronics M/A-COM, evaluation of the tests will be released during the SWN Advisory Council meeting at 10 a.m. EST tomorrow. If the evaluation is positive, the state is expected to conduct a users' test in January. If the evaluation is negative, the state could opt to nix the $2 billion contract. ...
 
 
Dec 16, 2008 4:09 PM, By Glenn Bischoff
 
I received a call from Chuck Dowd, deputy chief of the New York City Police Department, late last week. I had recently written about comments he made last month at the International Association of Police Chiefs Conference in San Diego, and he was calling to clarify his position on the proposed nationwide 700 MHz broadband network for first responders. I like chatting with Dowd. He's every reporter's dream: no-nonsense, straightforward and thick-skinned. So, he had my rapt attention. ...

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