Enterprise Wireless Insider®

The Enterprise Wireless Insider® is EWA’s member E-Newsletter, covering the latest news and resources for the wireless industry. You can browse selected articles below.

VHF TDMA Systems Concern Public Safety Coordinators
12/17/2012

The Public Safety Communications Council (PSCC) has advised the PSHSB that, effective February 6, and for a period of no longer than 90 calendar days, the four public safety coordinators that...

EWA Supports State of Maine
2/17/2012

Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) filed comments supporting a...

Spectrum Reform Legislation Passes Congress
2/17/2012

On February 17, 2012 both the House and the Senate passed legislation containing, among other matters concerned with payroll tax cut and unemployment benefit extensions, critical provisions...

FCC Releases 2012-2016 Strategic Plan
2/17/2012

In his opening message, Chairman Genachowski states that “[T]he FCC’s work centers on communications networks and technology … and our mission is to harness the power of broadband Internet to...

Google Approved to Buy Motorola Mobility
2/17/2012

Google has received approval from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the European Union to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings for $12.5 billion. The largest acquisition yet for Google, Google...

Bad News for LightSquared
2/17/2012

The FCC moved on February 14 to bar LightSquared from developing its national satellite-based wireless network following the release of the Commerce Department’s NTIA report that there was "no...

EWA Will Respond to “Innovative” Licensing Waiver
2/17/2012

EWA will be submitting comments in response to a requested licensing approach by American Time & Signal (ATS) that proposes to license fixed transmitters that manage campus wide wireless clock...

Signal Boosters – Can Pose Problems!
2/17/2012

EWA is often contacted by members who are experiencing interference from Bi-Directional Amplifiers (BDA’s). As a reminder, licensees may use BDA’s only on those frequencies for which they are...

State of Maine v. AAR
2/7/2012

You just knew it was inevitable.  Frustrated by a “lack of support” from the Association of American Railroads (AAR), the State of Maine has filed eighteen applications and a waiver request...

Light Squared Petition Ruling Moves One Step Closer
2/7/2012

In 2011, LightSquared requested the Commission to “resolve the regulatory status” of commercial Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, to the extent their operations may be impaired by the...