What a Year!                

Thank you to all of EWA's members for the opportunity to represent your interests before the FCC, and to provide you with member services, critical industry news, licensing assistance and spectrum solutions this past year. What an unprecedented year of activity it has been for all us. It is a privilege to assist you.  

Vacated Spectrum in Demand               

Wireless Clock Waiver Granted - Critical Questions Remain

Under the premise that requiring customers to hold individual licenses "would impose a burden out of proportion to any benefit", the FCC issued a waiver to American Time & Signal (ATS) that will allow it to define as mobiles for licensing purposes what are actually fixed, perhaps as high as 40-watt, wireless clock systems. EWA had opposed the request as inconsistent with long-standing Part 90 requirements and proper spectrum management.  MORE  

NSTAR Electric Granted T-Band Waiver 

Several years back, NSTAR launched a major upgrade to its legacy communications systems to better serve its utility customers throughout the greater Boston, Massachusetts metropolitan area. Given the scope of the project while also accommodating the FCC's narrowbanding requirements, the work needed to be conducted in multiple phases. Unfortunately, the implementation and licensing of the third and final phase got caught up in the FCC's T-Band application suspension debacle earlier this year, and NSTAR's applications appeared doomed along with the completion of the project. NSTAR filed a waiver request in September seeking reinstatement of its applications.  MORE 

Narrowband Compliance Process Approved by FCC 

In response to a request submitted by the Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC), both the Wireless Telecommunications and Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureaus agreed December 7 that "licensees that have completed narrowbanding, or will complete narrowbanding by the January 1, 2013, deadline, but have not yet had their applications coordinated and will not have had their applications coordinated and submitted to the Commission by the deadline will not be regarded as being in violation of the deadline."   MORE 

FCC Issues (Perhaps) its Last Narrowbanding Notice

On November 30, the FCC released its latest Public Notice, reminding licensees of the January 1, 2013, narrowbanding deadline. The Notice provided some helpful answers regarding exceptions to the deadline and under what circumstances non-compliant systems may be repaired or replaced.  MORE  

6.25 kHz or Equivalent Technology Only?       

Outstanding Narrowbanding Issues     

Save the Date! October 2-4, 2013 is the next Enterprise Wireless 2013 Leadership Summit  

The 2013 Leadership Summit, co-hosted by EWA and USMSS, will be held in St. Louis, Missouri at the historic 4-star Union Station Doubletree Hilton Hotel, October 2-4.  Mark your calendar for a once-again great opportunity to network, learn, and explore business and technology opportunities from exhibitors, panelists, and your peers. The 2012 event this past October was a sell-out, with rave reviews about Keynote speaker Dr. Ted Rappaport, thought-provoking educational sessions, and an exhibit hall full of exciting technologies, services, and ideas. The Union Station hotel for 2013 is a spectacular venue, accessible by Metro Link directly from the airport, and within walking distance of famous music venues, the largest public park outside of New York City, and most of 119 other city attractions.  St. Louis was recently called "America's Greatest City" by the London Telegraph and is easily reached by car or direct flights from most major cities.  Room rates for 2013 will be $177 single/double.  Hotel and event registration and program information will soon be available. 

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