Long Service Life Is Becoming a More Important Measure of RF Infrastructure Value Infrastructure is typically analyzed in three ways: (a) through specifications; (b) through quoted price; (c) through delivery schedules. While each of these criteria are important, none address the full cost of owning and maintaining equipment that may serve your needs for decades.
Communications Center Mutual Aid Is Becoming Part of Disaster Readiness Emergency communications center Disaster plans typically focus on the physical aspects (i.e., the building itself), power generation, communication circuit back-up and restoration of communications. While important, these elements alone cannot guarantee that an emergency communications center remains functional during a Disaster. Many factors beyond physical
Power Resilience at Hybrid LMR and Broadband Sites Under Longer Outage Conditions Legacy radio frequency (RF) transmission towers are no longer simply about transmitting, receiving, combining, filtering, feeding and connecting signals via antennas. Many of today’s sites are equipped with internet protocol (IP) based communication devices, broadband routers, timing devices, remote monitoring equipment, network switches,
Annual Testing Has Become A Continuity Requirement For Emergency Responder Communication Enhancement Systems (ERCES) Public safety radio coverage is now considered a continuous maintenance requirement and not a “one-and-done” installation that gets forgotten about until something goes wrong. According to the 2024 International Fire Code (IFC), there is an obligation to maintain the functionality of
Lifecycle Planning Has Become an Operational Requirement Emergency communications planning no longer just decides when radios should be replaced. Now it impacts inventory of spares, control of documentation, maintenance records, scheduling field service work and being able to sustain public safety communications support after acceptance. Guidance from CISA, SAFECOM and NCSWIC treats emergency communications as
Field Services Compliance Has Moved Into The Operating Phase No longer considered static, public safety radio coverage systems are no longer simply “accepted” once and then ignored until there is a failure. Public safety radio coverage systems have entered buildings that are being renovated, re-arranged, leased, enlarged, and interconnected with additional radio frequency (RF) systems
Hidden Failures of the P25 Trunked System Control Channel Public Safety Communications (PSC) agencies rely upon reliable P25 trunked system control channels for successful registration, affiliation, assignment of channel grants, and attachment to a given system resource. While the failure point is typically identified as poor voice audio quality, the first indication of a “hidden”
Satellite Access Moves to a Public Safety Coverage Layer The new FCC framework for supplemental coverage from space (SCS) allows satellite and terrestrial operators to utilize terrestrial mobile spectrum via defined authorizations and interference protection. This framework utilizes FirstNet licensed 700 MHz public safety BroadBand spectrum, often referred to as Band 14, for SCS purposes
Code Driven Coverage Expansion and RF Density Radio Frequency (RF) emergency responder communication coverage systems have evolved from an infrequent special purpose installation to a standard component of public safety communications planning in new buildings, renovated facilities, tunnels, campuses, hospitals, schools, high-rise structures, and hardened public venues. The International Fire Code utilizes emergency responder communication
Public Safety Sites Transition From Individual Network Systems to Shared Radio Frequency (RF) Environments Public safety communications have transitioned away from stand-alone local mobile radio (LMR) networks. Many agencies continue to rely on P25, analog mutual aid channels, conventional LMR channels, trunked LMR systems and dispatch center RF infrastructures for mission critical voice. At the
Long Service Life Is Becoming a More Important Measure of RF Infrastructure Value Infrastructure is typically analyzed in three ways:
Communications Center Mutual Aid Is Becoming Part of Disaster Readiness Emergency communications center Disaster plans typically focus on the physical
Everyday Maintenance Habits That Prevent Long Public Safety Radio Outages Public safety radio outages can occur due to many factors
Power Resilience at Hybrid LMR and Broadband Sites Under Longer Outage Conditions Legacy radio frequency (RF) transmission towers are no
Coverage Can Change Between Formal Tests After formal acceptance and certification of an indoor public safety radio coverage system, there