tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57747062024-03-14T02:28:25.787-06:00Interoperability StreamsCommunications interoperability news & viewsKatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.comBlogger647125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-26678662765751083532021-04-01T20:38:00.000-06:002021-04-01T20:38:52.298-06:00April Fools? National Security Needs Both Futurists and TraditionalistsTechnological change is not new. Nor does a focus on technology at this
particular moment make one a blinkered “futurist.” Technology is an
instrument of national power that feeds and in turn is fed by other
elements of national power. With so many technologies with potentially
transformative applications emerging at once, KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-78372460217413974852021-01-31T13:30:00.006-07:002021-01-31T14:11:25.339-07:00Survivalism - The Emerging Movement (1981)This monograph was prepared as an independent research project for undergraduate credit. It was subsequently presented to a couple audiences at the behest of my professors.Some forty years later, the material is curiously topical again. The sociological focus was sound, as attested to by professors who used the material, recommended it to others, and suggested I use it as the basis for a KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-16277497815595577982021-01-31T13:12:00.005-07:002021-01-31T14:13:23.801-07:00A New LeafAfter many years of serving mostly as a means of bookmarking items of interest for myself, this blog is turning over a new leaf. In the future it will be mostly my original work - some historical, some current. It will serve as the point of initial publishing of copyrighted works. dhKatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-83994281030212327492020-01-13T18:56:00.001-07:002020-01-13T19:02:58.193-07:00More Calls for FirstNet InteroperabilityPublic TV Stations Push FCC to Mandate FirstNet Datacasting Interoperability - Broadcasting & Cable:
Datacasting is a novel and potentially valuable adjunct to other forms of public safety communications.KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-72133046194559670212020-01-01T21:31:00.000-07:002020-01-13T19:01:48.617-07:00Interoperability 20/20<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-12035647903531346552019-12-01T17:52:00.003-07:002019-12-01T17:52:54.741-07:00Can CPUC do for cell service what it did for electricity?
Reports Explain Cell, Internet Failure Amid California Fires
"The reports from phone and internet companies, made available Tuesday, help explain why hundreds of thousands of people lost critical communications tools during Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s October blackouts." KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-73934057606543319192019-11-26T23:05:00.001-07:002019-11-26T23:05:18.069-07:00Go, Go, Go Godzilla!
No End in Sight for FirstNet Interoperability Debate - Government Technology
"Although more than 9,800 U.S. agencies
are now on board with the nationwide public safety communications
platform FirstNet, debate persists about the very issue it is designed
to solve: interoperability."KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-66112185617662202682019-10-23T09:51:00.001-06:002019-10-23T09:51:22.414-06:00It'll be easy, they said. We got your technology right here, they said.More Public-Safety Jurisdictions Jump into FirstNet Interoperability Debate
"Three more public-safety agencies jumped into the debate around interoperability and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) in recent FCC filings."KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-44658470675175917752019-09-27T22:53:00.000-06:002019-09-27T22:53:43.399-06:00From the Mouths of Babes ...The NTSB notes problems with merely buying stuff and writing plans.
"The National Transportation Safety Board is calling on [the Commonwealth of Massachusetts] to improve emergency communications following their investigation into the Merrimack Valley disaster last year. ... 'Massachusetts does have a communications strategic plan for emergency responders. However this plan is only for theKatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-40400540215513977592019-04-14T09:14:00.000-06:002019-04-14T09:14:00.755-06:00Encouraging developments in the Caribbean:
U.S.-Caribbean Resilience Partnership
"Now, therefore, the United States and aforementioned nations of the Caribbean hereby launch the new “U.S.-Caribbean Resilience Partnership” to strengthen resilience within the Caribbean region on key issues of shared interest, and in furtherance thereof, intend as follow:
"To streamline early KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-57927714308940430322017-08-08T10:46:00.001-06:002017-08-08T10:49:14.295-06:00Cyber threats prompt return of radio for ship navigationReuters: The risk of cyber attacks targeting ships' satellite navigation is pushing nations to delve back through history and develop back-up systems with roots in World War Two radio technology.KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-44445119852236707552017-07-20T00:04:00.001-06:002017-07-20T00:04:02.333-06:00KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-16972704164103305442017-07-12T15:10:00.001-06:002017-07-12T15:14:29.984-06:00ETSI Readies Report on First MCPTT PlugtestETSI Readies Report on First MCPTT Plugtest
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) in coming days plans to release a report summarizing results from the first mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT) Plugtests event held June 19 – 23. The report will follow preliminary data from the interoperability test sessions for mission-critical Long Term Evolution (LTE) equipment.KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-86767750281143356492017-04-24T12:27:00.001-06:002017-04-24T12:31:37.332-06:00OODA in the Machine: Telecom discovers Col. John BoydETSI Experiential Networked Intelligence group elects leaders during kick off meeting: "The purpose of the group is to define a Context Aware System using Artificial Intelligence (AI) based on the “observe-orient-decide-act” control model. This enables the system to adjust offered services based on changes in user needs, environmental conditions and business goals.
"Dr. Raymond Forbes explained:KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-36119461608483307142017-04-24T11:22:00.001-06:002017-04-24T11:25:21.402-06:00Deus ex Machina: AI, the Wizard Hat, and the Future of HumanityAnd this in the Save Us From Ourselves Department -
Neuralink and the Brain's Magical Future - Wait But Why:
"Not only is Elon’s new venture—Neuralink—the same type of deal, but six weeks after first learning about the company, I’m convinced that it somehow manages to eclipse Tesla and SpaceX in both the boldness of its engineering undertaking and the grandeur of its mission. The other two KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-25360424043880908232017-04-23T16:44:00.001-06:002017-04-23T21:39:04.956-06:00Power to the Edge - Command...Control...in the Information Age
AN EDGE APPROACH TO INTEROPERABILITY
"An approach to interoperability with power to the edge characteristics
promises to make interoperability a more tractable
problem because the move to a post and smart pull approach
frees us from the tyranny of [information exchange requirements]."KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-31507837853796717032017-04-21T09:18:00.001-06:002017-04-21T09:21:25.263-06:00Public Safety Advocate: Opting In or Out? � ANDREWSEYBOLD.comHELP WANTED: More Andy Seybolds.
Public Safety Advocate: Opting In or Out? � ANDREWSEYBOLD.comKatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-53660897094939927792017-04-21T09:15:00.001-06:002017-04-21T09:15:37.974-06:00Metcalfe's Law is Wrong - IEEE SpectrumConsiderations in why shared systems in public safety communications are valuable - and why there may be limiting factors, including combining systems of unequal size. Next stop: SNR and value being drowned in the noise.
Metcalfe's Law is Wrong - IEEE SpectrumKatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-54845519390306910772016-06-18T07:08:00.001-06:002016-06-18T07:08:54.015-06:00Euro effort demos secure, interoperable communications -- Defense SystemsEuro effort demos secure, interoperable communications -- Defense SystemsKatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-15432241797029100632015-12-07T18:27:00.001-07:002015-12-07T18:27:16.198-07:00Montana Highway Patrol helps county pay for unused, unwanted towerMontana Highway Patrol helps county pay for unused, unwanted tower | The Glendive Ranger Review: Although they have not yet rid themselves of the communication tower near Fallon, Disaster and Emergency Services Coordinator Mary Jo Gehnert said Dawson County has found help paying the bills from Montana Highway Patrol. The tower was erected in 2007 on Bureau of Land Management land with Homeland KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-32328449740467123762015-11-08T10:14:00.001-07:002015-11-08T10:14:56.670-07:00Enhancing National Preparedness to Space-Weather Events | whitehouse.govEnhancing National Preparedness to Space-Weather Events | whitehouse.gov: The strategy plans to deal with communications operability and interoperability - "Ensure the capability and interoperability of communications systems during extreme space-weather events: Effective communications systems are essential to gaining and maintaining situational awareness and ensuring unity of effort in responseKatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-72046837438774893202015-09-13T19:57:00.001-06:002015-09-13T19:57:19.477-06:00Philippines, Pacific militaries train in post-disaster communication | Headlines, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.comPhilippines, Pacific militaries train in post-disaster communication: Military representatives from 21 Asia-Pacific nations including the Philippines met in Manila to discuss how to restore communication channels destroyed in disaster situations.
The meeting, part of the United States-led Exercise Pacific Endeavor 2015, hosted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines provided an opportunity for KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-41097078989180508152015-09-06T20:33:00.001-06:002015-09-06T20:33:44.948-06:00Ethiopian, Djiboutian militaries broaden communication, intelligence system skills at CJTF-HOA | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of AfricaEthiopian, Djiboutian militaries broaden communication, intelligence system skills at CJTF-HOA | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa: Having a quick and effective means of communicating complex tasks is a critical component to any military force of sufficient size and complexity.
What began with runners conveying messages by foot to commanders in the field, and signalers waving flags to KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-2979013394449603782015-09-04T18:23:00.001-06:002015-09-04T18:23:59.874-06:00Cognitive Networked HFThe radio system bringing connectivity to the toughest environments in the world | ZDNet: The technology behind the system combines traditional high frequency (HF) terrestrial radio technology with modern cognitive and software-defined technologies. The latter is key, as it replaces typical hardware components (such as mixers and amplifiers) with software, enabling it to work even in the most KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774706.post-58783454917489837582015-08-21T12:02:00.001-06:002015-08-21T12:02:20.969-06:00Homeland Security Today: DHS Needs to Improve Grant Guidance for Public Safety Communications Equipment, IG SaysHomeland Security Today: DHS Needs to Improve Grant Guidance for Public Safety Communications Equipment, IG Says: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) isn’t providing specific requirements in its grant guidance to grantees for acquiring interoperable emergency communications equipment, according to a new DHS Inspector General (IG) audit report.
Quack, quack, quack. As if the quality KatoomRXChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662499382506387870noreply@blogger.com0