Emergency Broadband Network Stumbles Forth FCC Given Authority to Re-Allocate Spectrum Tuesday Feb 21 2012 08:44 EDT Back in September the National Preparedness Group released a report stating that national U.S. emergency networks still aren't up to snuff a decade after the events of 9/11 and recommendations by the 9/11 Commission. Several Congressional efforts to build a nationwide LTE network have stumbled over the last few years courtesy of partisan gridlock. Fortunately the effort took a major step forward with the recent payroll tax extension, the bill authorizing the FCC to allocate the D-Block of the 700MHz band (758 to 763MHz and 788 to 793MHz) for a first responder network. The FCC has nine years to relocate first responder networks from their current locations, and the money will come from upcoming TV broadcaster spectrum auctions. |
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BiggA
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2012-Feb-21 1:36 pm
Who's paying for this?It's never going to be as good as a commercial network, for a fraction of the money they could just use Verizon 4G LTE for data connections, and traditional radio systems for radio communication. | |
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2012-Feb-21 1:48 pm
Re: Who's paying for this?and there is a reason they don't use CellCo or another carrier. For starters it is NOT 100% totally secure. For the President to have hi own Blackberry they had to have one created for him with special security extras that were NOT available from Verizon Wireless or anyone else. This is also the reason why the Military is also starting to create their own Android based smart phones.
If the gov't builds this network for them they can control it. The same as the 911 network. | |
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BiggA
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2012-Feb-21 3:10 pm
Re: Who's paying for this?The government building and paying for a cell network makes no sense. If you need security, encrypt it. That's how the Sectera Edge works, which is how the president communicates classified information over public cell networks. | |
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2012-Feb-21 4:03 pm
Re: Who's paying for this?Well remember even its secure it can be hacked still just like how anny hacked that FBI call so really there is really noting can be done to secure it. | |
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Well in the "Public Safety" world, cellular for Radio communications is considered unreliable during a catastrophic event. If you recall the disruptions in Cell service during Major events, you can understand why they will not go that way. I work in Public Safety, so that is what the concern is. As far as the funding for this? I have already heard that many Broadcasters will NOT surrender their Spectrum. If that is the case, then there will be zero auctions and zero funding. So lets just wait and see. | |
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BiggA
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2012-Feb-22 3:32 pm
Re: Who's paying for this?That makes no sense. If they're worried about reliability, pay Verizon to set up QoS for them, and keep the network up to Verizon's own apocalypse-proof specs, or if they were going to build the emergency network to be even more robust, then pay Verizon to upgrade their network. It would be a LOT cheaper, and would give regular citizens access too. | |
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said by BiggA:Who's paying for this? the money will come from upcoming TV broadcaster spectrum auctions. try reading the article | |
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2012-Feb-22 10:28 am
WhyWhy would you want to listen to a commission paid to cover up the truth anyway. If they could just disrupt the backup network as easily again? | |
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