Following the tragic events of Sept. 11 and the emergency responses provided by the wireless industry, WCA is helping organize industry resources through our Homeland Security & Public Safety Task Force and more general public education efforts. For information on the Task Force, contact Neil Brandvold (neil@wcai.com). Below are recent materials relevant to the work of the Task Force and others in WCA focused on the issues.

LEADERSHIP

	Chairman Dr. Arno Kosko President & CEO KCC-Consultants Inc.
	Deputy Chairman Paul Kennard Vice President, International Sales Harris Stratex Networks
	Guy Parrinello Director, Regulatory Affairs NextWave Wireless Inc.

 

2008 NEWS

• WCA Files Comments on CMRS/Public Safety Location Accuracy Compromises
• FCC to Host Speakers Series for Nation’s First Responders
• FCC Seeks Comment on E911 Proposals
• Public Safety Bill Introduced in Senate
• FCC Issues Rulemaking To Implement NET 911 Improvement Act
• Testimony of Stuart Overby, Motorola, Inc., FCC Public En Banc Hearing on Public Safety Interoperable Communications - The 700 MHz Band Proceeding
• Testimony of William J. Andrle, Jr., Northrop Grumman Information Technology, FCC Public En Banc Hearing on Public Safety Interoperable Communications - The 700 MHz Band Proceeding
• Exalt Upgrades Orleans County's Emergency Communications System
• Senate Approves FISA Bill With Telecom Immunity
• Five Cities Test High-Tech 911 System
• Sprint Nextel Proposes 'Safety Valve' As Part Of Regional Clearing Of Spectrum
• House Panel Restores First Responder Grants
• House Approves 911 VoIP Bill
• Senate Passes Compromise VoIP-911 Bill
• Northrop Grumman Public Safety Case Studies Featured On WCA Website
• Chertoff: Technology Alone Won’t Ensure Public Safety Interoperability
• E911 Institute Leader Rohde Featured In Session On Emergency Communications
• House, Senate Support Restored Funding For State, Local Grants
• WCA Public Safety & Homeland Security Subcommittee Sets Ambitious New Agenda

2007 News

• The New Battlefield - Technology for America's Public Safety Frontlines
• Northrop Grumman Implements Pilot Phase of Silicon Valley Public Safety Interoperability and Data Integration Project
• PART-15.ORG To Participate In “Operation Swift Response”
• Frontline’s Innovative FCC Public Safety Plan  To Be Featured On WCA Live! Radio
• Public Safety, Sprint Nextel To Seek New 800 MHz Transition Benchmarks
• Cyren Call's Public Safety Broadband Proposal Gets Skeptical Reception On The Hill
• Measure To Improve Emergency Communications Introduced In U.S. Senate
• House Homeland Security Chairman Seeks Federal Funding For Interoperabilit

2006 News

• Study Urges Major Reforms In International Bodies To Promote Security
• FCC Launches Public Safety And Homeland Security Bureau
• WCA Live! To Examine Wireless Public Safety On Sept. 29
• FCC To Seek Comment On Cyren Call's Public Safety Spectrum Plan Proposal
• Boeing Wins Border Security Contract
• WCA Applauds Northrop Grumman’s Success In Pioneering $500 Million Public Safety Deal
• Mayor Bloomberg Announces Selection Of Northrop Grumman To Build High Speed Wireless Data Network For Police Officers, Firefighters And Other City Workers
• Northrop Grumman Wins $500 Million New York City Broadband Mobile Wireless Contract
• Silicon Valley Names Wi-Fi Mesh Provider
• WCA Describes Broadband Wireless Role In Emergency Management
• Wireless, Wireline Advocates Disagree Over Preferential Treatment During Disasters
• Cyren Call's Public Safety Spectrum Plan Proposal Gains More Support
• Senate Panel Approves Post-Katrina Bill
• U.S. House Of Representatives Passes Public Safety Interoperability Bill
• Officials Debate Impact On Public Safety Of Federal Homeland Security Budget Cuts
• WCA 2006 To Feature Panel On Broadband Wireless Use For Public Safety
• Four of 5 Bidders For U.S. Border Security Contract Are WCA Members
• Homeland Security Committee Passes Katrina "Lessons Learned" Legislation
• Sprint Nextel Expands Programs For Hurricane Response And Recovery
• Sprint Nextel Forms Public Safety Advisory Board
• Alvarion, IBM To Deliver Wireless And WiMAX For Public Safety
• WCA Explores Enhanced Opportunities In Security IT With New Member CINTECH-US
• Senate Panel Approves Katrina Report
• FCC Working On Budget Issues Related To New Bureau
• FCC Hurricane Katrina Committee Meets
• Public Safety Awards Dinner Enhances WCA Ties
• New 700 MHz Plan Aimed At Solving Public Safety Problems To Be Presented To FCC
• FCC To Establish Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
• FCC Chairman Proposes FCC Homeland Security Bureau

 

 

The below papers and presentations are in PDFformat. Please be patient as they may take a short while to download, depending on your connection speed.

 

2008

►WCA 2008 - April 2008 - Washington DC
Advancing Public Safety Through Wireless Technology
Denzil Samuels, Vice President, Global Business Development, Northrop Grumman Information Technology

2007

► The Rapidly Developing Broadband Eco-System for Public Safety and Essential Government Services

► California Community Services Enabled By Broadband Wireless Access

2006

► Blackgold: A Project Proposal for Development of a Digital Wireless Voice and High-Speed Data Transmission Network

Wednesday Jun 28, 2006
Dr. Arno J. Kosko, President & CEO, CINTECH - US, (The Citadel Group), Former Senior Consultant, Iraqi Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO), United States Embassy (Iraq) & Chair, WCA Broadband Public Safety & Homeland Defense & Committee

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Join WCA! Rural Broadband Public Safety / Homeland Security Lower 700 MHz Band (A, B & E)

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Public Sector Applications Committee Public Safety & Homeland Security Municipal Wireless Intelligent Transportation Systems