UC TECH TALK A Penton Media Property November 4, 2009 Volume 2, Number 41 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/mobileradiotech/v/559 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT We understand your mission-critical communication needs - voice, data, situational awareness, and more. And can deliver the end-to-end solutions that work best for you. http://www.harrispublicsafety.com http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/13280-82556-28253-1 ---------------------------------------- TALKING POINTS --Wireless VoIP not ready for prime time By Lynnette Luna Last month Harlin McEwen, chairman of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) technology committee, released a white paper saying broadband voice will not replace LMR for "many years, if ever." He was sounding the alarm over the misinformation he was hearing among policy-makers in Washington, D.C. around the notion that broadband voice could replace LMR, therefore allowing public safety to use narrowband spectrum for a broadband network in the near future. He's right. If one looks at the commercial world, you have to wonder whether IP will ever replace voice either. Verizon Wireless is one of the most aggressive operators in the world in terms of migrating to Long Term Evolution (LTE), with plans to roll out 20 to 30 markets next year. While the network will be all IP, it will actually become a long process before all traffic, primarily voice, is running on the LTE network. Analysts say it could be another 10 years before Verizon offers true VoIP services. It will be relying on its circuit-switched networks to support voice services. To view the full article go to: http://urgentcomm.com/networks_and_systems/commentary/wireless-voip-delay-20091104/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT This Urgent Communications free online webinar will bring you up to date on P25 standards development, identifying the interfaces that have been completed and those that still are under development. Register Now! http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=172481&s=1&k=78CD94BCAF75FCD6656FF6305752CB96&partnerref=uctech ---------------------------------------- IN THE NEWS --Broadband stimulus awards delayed By Lynnette Luna Winners of federal broadband stimulus awards won't be announced until December, a month later than what was originally planned. Larry Strickling, chief of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) cited the complexity of sorting through the vast number of applications that were received. He said the agency wants to take more time with the first round. To view the full article go to: http://urgentcomm.com/policy_and_law/news/broadband-stimulus-delay-20091104/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT You'll learn who's affected by the FCC's narrowbanding mandate, what needs to be done and how to make the transition. A must for anyone responsible for executing the narrowband migration. Click here to register. http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=171631&s=1&k=ACFA2474C9080D6591C55873AF3D296A&partnerref=ucwebod ---------------------------------------- ON THE WEB --Find more content online Find more content at UrgentComm.com (http://www.urgentcomm.com), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Urgent-Communications/55732540756#/pages/Urgent-Communications/55732540756?v=wall&viewas=1136067143) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/UrgentComm) ---------------------------------------- Today's Urgent Communications Today Newsletter is brought to you by: Subscribe to Urgent Communications' Digital Edition. It comes with all the features of the print edition but with special interactive features only available online. Subscribe today! http://urgentcomm.com/digitaledition/ ---------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER You are subscribed to this newsletter as #email# To subscribe to this newsletter go to: http://subscribe.urgentcomm.com/?tc=NLSUB To unsubscribe from this newsletter go to: http://subscribe.urgentcomm.com/?tc=NLSUB&cid=#message_id#&lid=#list_id#&email=#email# For information on advertising in this newsletter, please contact: Dennis Hegg, mailto:dennis.hegg@penton.com. For questions concerning delivery of this newsletter, please contact our Customer Service Department at: US Toll Free: 866-505-7173 International: 847-763-9504 To get this newsletter in a different format (Text or HTML), or to change your e-mail address, please go to your profile page here: http://subscribe.urgentcomm.com/?tc=NLSUB&email=#email# Penton Media 9800 Metcalf Avenue Overland Park, KS 66282 Copyright 2009, Penton Media. All rights reserved. This article is protected by United States copyright and other intellectual property laws and may not be reproduced, rewritten, distributed, re-disseminated, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast, directly or indirectly, in any medium without the prior written permission of Penton Media.