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700 MHz still up in the airMay 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Donny Jackson Entire wireless awaits word from FCC, Congress on D Block airwaves... A heads-up when surf's upMay 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Jim Barthold Washington state's tsunami alert system is getting a lot of attention... Testing the waters in D.C.May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Doug Mohney ROW-B could provide public safety with a glimpse of its 700 MHz future... THE POWER OF POWERApr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Donny Jackson In most areas, wireless communications involve a series of tradeoffs. Frequency, modulation scheme, physical-layer technology and other factors influence... No place to hideApr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Mary Rose Roberts Solar flares and storms are wreaking havoc on communications... The age-old questionMar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By James Careless Why do public safety radios cost so much? Because they do so much... Army's jamming strategy blows upMar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Doug Mohney Spectrum management challenges abound in Iraq, but technology help is on the way... Say hello to a year like no otherJan 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Alan Tilles A new year has dawned, one that should see an incredible amount of activity on many fronts... When the unthinkable happensJan 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Merrill Douglas Call-takers get guide for handling reports of missing and sexually exploited children... Turning the cornerDec 1, 2007 12:00 PM, An MRT Staff Report Without question, 2008 will be the year of answers for the urgent-communications sector, as the future for key technologies, initiatives, entities and players finally will crystallize... A righteous goal is within reachDec 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Morgan O'Brien Almost any description of the FCC's recent order setting forth plans for a wireless broadband public-safety network will invoke the term "unprecedented"... FCC chief: Better days lie just aheadDec 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Charles Werner I recently spoke with Derek Poarch, chief of the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, who made it clear that he believes it is wholly unproductive to place blame regarding the current state of the 800 MHz reconfiguration project... A ray of lightNov 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Mary Rose Roberts Miners face a dangerous work environment made more harrowing by conditions that make reliable wireless communications difficult, if not impossible.... Path to safer roads takes positive turnNov 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Lynnette Luna Technologies are emerging that could reduce congestion and prevent fatal accidents... Many moving partsNov 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Rick Burke & Jim Dombrouski Rebanding affects much more than public safety, which will lengthen the process... First responders expand data reachSep 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Merrill Douglas PDAs, smart phones offer portable acces to advanced applications... Happily, the unthinkable has occurredSep 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Alan Tilles The FCC took a bold, brave step with its creation of the 700 MHz public/private partnership. This decision represents the most radical departure in the allocation of wireless spectrum since the FCC received auction authority... No one said it would be easySep 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Lynnette Luna Early adpoters find that IP is a double-edged sword... ISSI: more than expectedSep 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Glenn Bischoff Demos showcase interface's ability to link a wide assortment of devices... Let's be fairAug 1, 2007 12:00 AM, By Glenn Bischoff In May 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark headed an expedition that embarked from St. Charles, Mo., in search of a passage to the Pacific Ocean... Ban creates headache for 911 sectorJul 1, 2007 12:00 AM, By Lynnette Luna Qualcomm's chipsets would solve 'voice banking' problem... xG Technology makes tangible stridesJul 1, 2007 12:00 AM, By Donny Jackson First commercial network is in place, with other deals on the cusp... Narrower bands, wider choicesJul 1, 2007 12:00 AM, By Donny Jackson FCC order provides public safety with more options--and potential complications...
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Glenn Bischoff is the editor of Mobile Radio Technology, a position he had held since December 2003. Previously, he was the policy and law writer for sister publication Telephony for three years. His journalism career also includes five years as the editor of Outside Business, which won several ASBPE Midwest Chapter awards for editorial excellence during his tenure. He also has written for magazines in various industries, and worked as a freelance writer for the Daily Herald--Illinois' third-largest daily newspaper—for eight years. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northern Illinois University in 1980.
