Archive for March, 2009

March 30, 2009, Daytona Beach, Fla. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced today that its training arm is reaching to Saudi Arabia in an effort to help secure a local university. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has accepted the APCO Institute’s proposal to provide an all-inclusive training program for communications personnel in their new communications center.

KAUST is being built as an international, graduate-level research university dedicated to inspiring a new age of scientific achievement in the Kingdom that will also benefit the region and the world. Its core campus occupies more than 36 million square meters on the Red Sea, and sits approximately 80 kilometers north of Saudi Arabia’s second largest city, Jeddah. KAUST’s goal is to advance the mission of the university by providing and maintaining a safe and orderly learning environment for the KAUST community. As part of this effort, KAUST will staff a 20-person communications center and utilize all of the APCO Institute’s training programs and support software.

“The ultimate goal is to respect the rights and protect the safety of all students, staff, residents and visitors of their campus,” APCO International President Chris Fischer said. “We are happy to support this effort by ensuring KAUST communications personnel are fully trained, self sufficient and prepared to successfully handle fire, EMS or police-related emergency calls.”

The training will be conducted over a three-month period by APCO Institute Adjunct Instructor Mark Boudreaux, director of Terrebonne 911 District in Louisiana, and will begin in April.

Washington, D.C. –Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) have been named as the new bipartisan Senate co-chairs of the Congressional E9-1-1 Caucus. They will join Congressman John Shimkus (R-IL) and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA), who are the House co-chairs. Klobuchar succeeds Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as a Senate co-chair of the caucus, whose mission is to promote enhanced 9-1-1 services and improve the nation’s emergency communications system.

“As a former prosecutor, I’ve always believed that the first responsibility of government is to protect its citizens,” said Klobuchar. “Our first responders serve on the front lines every day to protect our communities and we need to make sure they have the resources they need to carry out this important task. I look forward to working with Senator Burr, Congressman Shimkus, Congresswoman Eshoo and all the members of the Caucus to ensure that our nation’s emergency communications system is equipped for the 21st Century.”

“I am committed to making sure our nation’s emergency responders have the tools they need to protect American citizens,” said Burr. “9-1-1 is a crucial life saving link, and this caucus will prepare us to help make that link as strong as possible.”

“The E9-1-1 Caucus is truly a bipartisan, bicameral group that works together to advance emergency services and the protection of our citizens” Shimkus noted. “We are pleased to welcome Senators Klobuchar and Burr as co-chairs.”

“Senators Klobuchar and Burr have a strong commitment to public safety and I welcome them to the efforts of the E9-1-1 Caucus as we work to improve and expand our country’s life-saving emergency communications systems,” Eshoo said.

The co-chairs of the E9-1-1 Caucus plan to unveil a comprehensive legislative agenda for the 111th Congress soon. Klobuchar, Burr, Eshoo and Shimkus were recognized at the sixth annual “9-1-1 Honors Gala,” sponsored by the E9-1-1 Institute and the National Emergency Number Association yesterday. The Gala honored outstanding members of the 9-1-1 community, first responders, and citizen heroes.

Established in 2003, the Congressional E9-1-1 Caucus seeks to raise public awareness and educate policy makers on the importance of the nation’s 9-1-1 system and to advance the availability of E9-1-1 services throughout the county. The Caucus works closely with the public safety community, industry and citizens to ensure that the best technology is available for emergency communications and that the call centers and emergency networks are adequately funded.

http://klobuchar.senate.gov/newsreleases_detail.cfm?id=310480&

NEW YORK, NY (March 26, 2009) – The IEEE Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc), the leading worldwide professional organization dedicated to the advancement of communications technologies, has announced the availability of the 2009 version of A Guide to the Wireless Engineering Body of Knowledge (WEBOK.) The 272-page guidebook was developed as an educational resource for the organization’s Wireless Communication Engineering Technologies (IEEE WCET) Certification Program as well as for wireless industry professionals seeking comprehensive knowledge on commonly accepted best practices and the evolution of wireless technologies.

“This guide represents the cumulative efforts of the IEEE Communications Society and an international body of wireless industry professionals,” says Celia Desmond, IEEE WCET program director. “We believe the WEBOK will become an indispensable resource for everyone involved in the wireless industry, no matter their level or area of expertise.”

“The dynamic growth and globalization of the wireless communications industry has created the demand for a common language and set of tools,” adds Rolf Frantz, the program’s industry relations manager. “The WEBOK was specifically developed to provide wireless industry professionals worldwide with a common technical and global understanding of the core principles involved in wide ranging wireless communications technologies.”

Edited by Gustavo Giannattasio and published by John Wiley and Sons, a leading publisher of scientific and technical information, the WEBOK contains the content and contributions of more than 50 selected international wireless communications experts. Each chapter is dedicated to the evolution, impact and common best practices of one of the following seven technical areas:

Wireless access technologies

Network and service architecture

Network management and security

Radio frequency engineering, propagation and antennas

Facilities infrastructure

Agreements, standards, policies and regulations

Wireless engineering fundamentals

Since the WEBOK contains a large number of references and suggestions for further reading, it is also an excellent resource for increasing the understanding of wireless communications and evolving industry standards. In addition, while the WEBOK is not designed as a study guide for the IEEE WCET examination, it does provide an ideal resource for reviewing the covered topics.

Launched in 2008 by IEEE ComSoc and an international collection of industry experts, the IEEE WCET Program provides eligible candidates with a quantifiable method for demonstrating their expertise in wireless communications to employers based throughout the world. To qualify for the IEEE Wireless Communication Professional (IEEE WCP) credential, individuals with a bachelor’s or comparable degree from an accredited institution and at least three years of professional wireless engineering experience must pass the comprehensive examination. The next IEEE WCET exam window will be open from 12 October – 31 October 2009. The application period will begin 6 July and extend through 4 September 2009.

Interested professionals are urged to visit the IEEE WCET web site located at www.ieee-wcet.org for program information and updates including eligibility requirements, testing dates and locations, application information including deadlines, examination specifications, links to training organizations, and free resources such as a glossary, a list of references, and sample questions for helping candidates thoroughly prepare for the exam. Other resources available to support the IEEE WCET program include free subscriptions to the bi-monthly IEEE Wireless Communications Professional electronic newsletter and a free copy of the 2009 Candidate’s Handbook covering policies, subject area details, reference sources, and sample questions.

The Wireless Engineering Body of Knowledge (WEBOK) is currently available at bookstores and can be ordered from Wiley publishers at www.wiley.com for the suggested retail price of $69.95. The WEBOK can also be purchased directly from the IEEE WCET web site; early orders that cite the WEBK9 promotional code will receive a discount of approximately 30 percent on the cover price.

To purchase the 2009 hard copy version of A Guide to the Wireless Engineering Body Of Knowledge (WEBOK) or learn more about the IEEE Wireless Communication Engineering Technologies (IEEE WCET) Certification Program please visit www.ieee-wcet.org or contact Jean Niblett, IEEE Communications Society, 3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Phone: (212) 705-8913. E-mail: j.niblett@comsoc.org.

About IEEE ComSoc

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Santa Clara, CA — March 27, 2009 — NEC’s UPG2193T6E Single Pole Eight Throw (SP8T) GaAs MMIC antenna switch was developed specifically to meet the needs of new 3G UMTS, W-CDMA and Quad Band EDGE mobile phone designs. End-users are demanding more and more functionality in their mobile phones and manufacturers are responding with a variety of new designs. The UPG2193T6E was developed to meet the industry’s need to replace the common two-switch solution with a single miniature device. Available from California Eastern Laboratories, the UPG2193T6E delivers low insertion loss, high isolation and high linearity. Developed specifically to support multi-band mobilecomm transceiver platforms, the UPG2193T6E provides switching between five GSM and three W-CDMA pins. The UPG2193T6E also features an onboard SPI controller. Its 3.5 x 3.5mm package is just 0.55mm in height, making it an ideal solution for today’s ultra-thin mobile phone designs. Featured specifications include:

Configuration: SP8T

Supply Voltage: 2.5 to 3.0 V

Low Insertion Loss: 0.42 dB @ 0.9 GHz Tx

0.51 dB @ 1.8 GHz Tx

0.42 dB @ 0.96 GHz UMTS

0.53 dB @ 1.91 GHz UMTS

0.72 dB @ 2.17 GHz UMTS

High Isolation 28 dB @ 0.9 GHz Tx

22 dB @ 1.8 GHz Tx

28 dB @ 1.98 GHz UMTS

Miniature Package 3.5 x 3.5 x 0.55 mm 20 pin TQFN package.

NEC is a recognized leader in highly integrated, multi-throw RFIC switch technology. CEL is bringing NEC’s technology to market in multi-throw switches designed to meet the specific needs of advanced mobilecomm transceiver and RF subsystem manufacturers. A reference design using the UPG2193T6E in a 3G Quad-band application is available. For more information, contact CEL or visit www.cel.com.

Data Sheet Link: UPG2193T6E: http://www.cel.com/pdf/datasheets/upg2193t6e.pdf

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California Eastern Laboratories is NEC Electronics’ exclusive sales, marketing and development partner in the Western Hemisphere for the products made by their Compound Semiconductor Device Division. Our 45-year alliance with NEC gives our customers access to world-class technology few companies can begin to match. At the same time, our independence allows us to enter into other partnerships that enable us to design, manufacture and deliver high frequency solutions that meet our customers’ unique needs. CEL has sales offices throughout the country, plus a network of independent representatives and distributors throughout the world. For more information: www.cel.com

NEW YORK, NY (March 24, 2009) – The IEEE Symposium on New Frontiers in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN), the international event dedicated to the latest emerging wireless technology research and next generation smart radio system demonstrations, has announced 15 October 2009 as the “Call for Paper” deadline for its upcoming event to be held 6 - 9 April 2010 in Singapore.

Since its launch in 2005, DySPAN has significantly influenced the policies and technological development of the wireless spectrum throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Headed by General Chair Dr. Geok Leng Tan of the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) in Singapore and General Co-Chairs Francois Chin of the Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) in Singapore and Douglas C. Sicker of the University of Colorado in the United States, DySPAN 2010 is expected to draw hundreds of international professionals interested in dramatically increasing the efficiency of the RF through new technologies, economic practices and policies. The current “white space” initiatives are examples of the first uses of dynamic spectrum access.”

“While ubiquitous wireless communications power our modern lives, they are critically dependent on the availability of radio frequency spectrum resources,” says Dr. Tan. “Dyspan 2010 will engage network architects, economists, engineers, regulators, academia and researchers in a dynamic and conversational environment that is designed to drive the best technologies and spectrum management policies for this critical area. Asia, with its large and rapidly growing number of wireless service providers and users, is proud to host Dyspan 2010.”

“The recent approval of unlicensed TV white space in the U.S. is expected to further another level of global wireless advancements that either replicate or exceed the international success of Wi-Fi innovations,” adds Chin. “We believe Dyspan 2010 will help to catalyze the worldwide adoption of the latest RF spectrum and smart radio technologies by facilitating the exchange of knowledge and interaction among the world’s leading researchers.”

Professionals interested in participating in DySPAN 2010 and/or delivering a tutorial or technical paper are urged to visit www.ieee-dyspan.org/2010 for more conference information including detailed “Call for Paper” submission instructions. Session planners are currently accepting original contributions and unpublished work highlighting cognitive radio policies and regulations, dynamic spectrum access studies, algorithm and protocol design as well as architecture, platform and signaling applications. Specific subject areas include:

· Efficient and broadband spectrum sensing

· Spectrum sensing mechanisms and protocol support

· Interference metrics and measurements

· Radio resource management and dynamic spectrum access networks

· Applications of DSA (e.g., public safety, cellular access networks)

· Business model/Pricing for dynamic spectrum access

· Market trends for secondary spectrum usage

· Regulations for dynamic spectrum access

· Software regulation/standardization and equipment certification

In addition, DySPAN 2010 proposals are also being accepted for live demonstrations featuring dynamic spectrum systems and networks. An annual conference highlight, pre-planned demonstrations offer attendees the unique opportunity to interact with world-leading researchers, while gaining first-hand knowledge of their experiments. DySPAN 2008 demonstrations dramatically visualized general measurements of spectral activity and explored numerous dynamic spectrum access, cognitive radio, and policy-based systems technologies and issues.

“The transformation of dynamic spectrum access (DSA) from theory into practice has driven ­numerous regulatory decisions such as the recent “TV White Space Order” ruling in the U.S. as well as helped to launch new DSA enabling standards, commercial devices and prototypes,” explains Sicker. “DySPAN 2010 will further the next stage of this international process by increasing the understanding of DSA dynamics and showcasing worldwide examples of its proliferation on a global stage.”

Hosted by the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), DySPAN has emerged as a preeminent global event for sharing the latest cutting edge research on emerging wireless technologies. Founded in 1952, IEEE ComSoc has nearly 40,000 members and is the second largest of IEEE’s 37 technical societies. It has also become recognized worldwide as a major international forum for exchanging ideas on communications and information networking.

For more information on the IEEE International Dynamic Access Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN) symposium, contact: Heather Ann Sweeney, IEEE Communications Society, 3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Phone: (212) 705-8938. E-mail: h.sweeney@comsoc.org. Or visit: www.ieee-dyspan.org/2010 .

LAS VEGAS—International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE 2009)–March 16 – 20, 2009–Aeroflex has announced the expansion of the XTS-5000 Auto-Test II Automated Test and Alignment Option for the 3920 Digital Radio Test Set. This option provides automated test and alignment of Motorola XTS and XTL Series Radios. The latest version includes support for additional Motorola portables such as the XTS-1500, XTS-2500, XTS-4000, SSE-5000 and MT-1500. It also includes support for the XTL-1500, XTL-2500 and XTL-5000 mobiles.

The Auto-Test II Option is a breakthrough in radio test technology. When enabled with this feature, the 3920 automatically controls the radio and determines if the radio is performing within specified parameters. The engineer no longer requires a computer to control the radio’s software, since the 3920 takes over the role of radio controller. Test repeatability and results are dramatically improved, and test times are reduced.

Since the system automatically controls the radio, no interaction is required to test and align the radios, allowing for non-technical individuals to tune and confirm radio operational parameters.

At IWCE Daniels launched its new P25 Five + One Channel Trunked Radio System which provides a small, compact, low power standalone system for customers requiring digital P25 communications for a large number of users from a single site. For Police, Fire, or Utility applications the Daniels Standalone P25 Five + One Channel Trunked Radio System is a complete radio system that can be quickly deployed on a temporary or permanent basis without necessitating complex network or console interfaces. The Standalone P25 Five + One Channel Trunked Radio System from Daniels builds on the existing MT-4E P25 Conventional Hardware platform and requires no changes to the RF hardware.

Product Configurations

The Daniels Standalone P25 Five + One Channel Trunked Radio System is configured in 5 subracks as shown to the right with a 1U server performing the function of the trunking controller. A Universal Interface Card (UIC) in each shelf provides the IP communication path between the radios and the trunking controller. Daniels will offer its Standalone P25 Five + One Channel Trunked Radio System in two main configurations:

• 7′ Rack for Fixed Installations – For permanent fixed site applications such as a small town police force or a nuclear power plant, the Daniels Standalone P25 Five + One Channel Trunked Radio System can be mounted in a standard 19″ 7′ equipment rack as shown to the right. 16U of shelf space will be required for the 5 RF subracks and the trunking controller industrial PC. Other accessories such as power supplies, duplexers and combiners (not shown) can also be installed in this rack.

• 20U Transportable Cases – For temporary deployment by fire fighting agencies, police departments involved in search and rescue or security details setting up temporary communications to protect dignitaries, the Daniels Standalone P25 Five + One Channel Trunked Radio System can be packaged in a series of transportable cases for ease of deployment. A series of cases will accommodate the RF racks and the industrial PC, while other cases can support power supplies / batteries, power amplifiers, combiners and duplexers and other cases can be filled with preconfigured handhelds.

The ET-5 provides the smallest footprint of any transportable P25 repeater supporting transparent encryption in VHF, UHF or 800 MHz bands. It operates with standard alkaline D-Cell batteries that are available at any retail store as well as rechargeable lead acid batteries. The Daniels Electronics ET-5 Tactical Repeater is specifically designed to meet the needs of body wire repeating for undercover operations and other surveillance operations where radio communications providing stealth, compact size for unobtrusiveness and rapid deployment are vital.

The Daniels ET-5 Tactical Repeater is a smaller version of the Daniels ET-4 Briefcase Repeater. Key Features of the ET-5 Tactical Repeater include:

• Adheres to the P25 standards TIA-102 and TIA-603-C

• Available in VHF, UHF or 800 MHz frequencies

• Transparent passing of P25 encryption (e.g. AES or DES-OFB)

• No double vocoding of the P25 signal

• True end-to-end digital integrity

• Runs on D-cell alkaline batteries or other rechargeable batteries

• Supports up to 19 Hours operation with alkaline D-Cells

• Available with 0.5 – 6 Watts of RF output power – VHF/UHF

0.5 – 3 Watts RF output power – 800 MHz

• Weighs only 20 lbs (9 kgs)

• Compact case 14” x 11” x 6” (36 x 29 x 16.5 cm)

• Available with integral 4.5 MHz duplexer – VHF, UHF (45 MHz – 800 MHz)

http://www.danelec.com/pdfs/ET-5%20Tactical%20Repeater%20Brochure.pdf

Tyler, Texas, March 23, 2009: The Genesis Group, Tyler, Texas, announces the release of SkyView II, an innovative software tool that offers a graphic representation of real-time usage activity on a Motorola SmartZone, ASTRO® 25, or Motorola Dimetra trunking system.

SkyView II presents live-data viewing, giving system users the ability to see all system activity at once and gather a variety of information—including affiliations as well as types of calls—all from one screen. “As a leader in trunking management solutions, Genesis continually looks for ways to enhance our customers’ efficiency, productivity, and information access,” said Phil Burks, Genesis founder. “SkyView II does all of that by maximizing the available real estate on the operator’s screen. One potential customer recently told me, ‘I seriously love this application! It’s one of those why-didn’t-I-think-of-that? ideas.’”

SkyView II has a unique pop-up feature that acts like virtual sticky notes, which provides operators the ability to see quick statistics on any given site, including radio and talkgroup affiliations over time as well as current affiliations and busies. These “stickies” can be resized and moved around on the screen, making it simple to monitor important sites and affiliations.

SkyView II also incorporates the online mapping resources of Microsoft® Virtual Earth™, allowing administrators to place sites accurately on the map through geocoding or using the “drag and drop” element. Then, they can use those same resources to zoom in on a smaller area or even down to one site to observe it more closely. While online, administrators can use features such as panning, tilting, and zooming to create an array of backgrounds and save them for a system slide show when SkyView II runs offline.

Finally, SkyView II has a color-coding feature which lets the viewer clearly distinguish what types of calls come through as well as choose whether to leave sites visible or to hide them. They can also easily spot busies as they occur and even identify their length–up to five seconds–when their colors darken over time.

The Genesis Group is a privately held company that creates software tools to make professional trunking radio systems work better. Genesis has developed and currently markets over twenty software programs to help the trunk system owner and manager maximize his investment. Genesis has been creating these solutions since 1983.

For additional details, screen shots, clarifications and information please contact: Jan.Roberts@GenesisWorld.com.

For more Genesis information, see http://www.GenesisWorld.com/GZ

Phil Burks – Phil.Burks@GenesisWorld.com -or- +1.903.561.6673

The Murray County 911 Center in Sulphur, Okla. recently upgraded their dispatch capabilities with the help of IP-223 RoIP remote adapters and state-of-the-art C-Soft IP-based software. The 911 center, Murray County’s sole dispatcher, had been operating with a simple telephone and radio system for years. Roy Roundtree with the Murray County 911 Center comments:

“We dispatch for several different agencies: the Murray County Sheriff’s Office, the Sulphur Police and Fire Departments, Davis Police Department and Fire Departments, and seven rural fire departments as well. We also receive communications from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the Oklahoma Game Warden, and we also handle traffic from what’s called the Light Horse – a law enforcement agency of the Chickasaw Indian Nation. In addition to that, our center also handles communications for the National Park Service and their facility here.”

As the communications epicenter for Murray County, the 911 Center needed a system that offered the flexibility to serve a lengthy list of city police and fire departments, so Roundtree and his team invited Radio Shop Communications Service from Seminole, Okla. to come to Sulphur to demonstrate several different dispatch systems.

“I contacted Radio Shop and Sean Melia, our Telex sales rep, and he also made a special trip out here to let us see what choices we had,” says Roundtree. “He put the IP-223s and C-Soft through their paces along with a few other systems, and I was pleased with what I saw the Telex equipment could do. The first thing we always look at in every piece of hardware and software we install at the center is the GUI – it needs to be immediately easy to understand and use. We wanted something that was intuitive, user-friendly, point-and-click, so there was very little to remember in a tight, stressful situation. Our team needs to focus upon the task at hand, rather than navigating hardware. We were also able to configure each console’s graphic interface to our needs and specifications, so we could really build it to fit our requirements.”

After an impressive showing at Radio Shop’s demo, Murray County chose to install IP-223 adapters and C-Soft consoles at their 911 center. Roundtree comments:

“We’re running five IP-223s and everything is displayed on the monitor at C-Soft consoles. We have three console positions and we normally operate two positions 24-7. Usually we only open up the third position on holiday weekends, when large amounts of tourists head for our area. The population of Murray County is only about 12,600, but the city of Davis also operates Turner Falls Park, and on a busy holiday weekend Turner Falls might drive in six to ten thousand visitors. The Chickasaw National Recreation Area also brings about one million visitors a year. So, on any given weekend, our county’s population might balloon from 12,600 to 50,000. We’re very different from many Oklahoma counties in that respect, and now we have a dispatch system to precisely meet our needs.”

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Bosch Security Systems, Inc.

Communications Systems Division

Public Relations Manager (ST-CO/MKT)

12000 Portland Ave. S.

Burnsville, MN 55337

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Phone: 952-736-3935

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Bosch Security Systems, Inc.

Communications Systems Division

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Burnsville, MN 55337

USA

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Phone: 952-736-4069

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