Published Articles

Speech Impediments - By John Facella and Dirk Young. ...more...
As seen in Fire Chief Magazine, June 2007.
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IP-Based Radio Debuts. But is it ready for Public Safety? - By Paul May ...more...
As seen in APCO Public Safety Communications, June 2007
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Building the Optimal Statewide Emergency Communications System - By Ron Bender ...more...
As seen in Public Safety IT Magazine, Vol. 2 No.3, May/June 2007.
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Interoperability Progress, Five Years After 9/11 - By James Careless ...more...
As seen in Law and Order, The Magazine for Police, Vol. 54 No.10, October 2006.
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M/A-COM Boosts New Orleans' Radio Capabilities - By James Careless ...more...
As seen in Law and Order, The Magazine for Police, Vol. 54 No.9, September 2006.
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West Point tackles interoperability - Famed military academy encounters unique terrain, logistical challenges.
By Ryan Currie ...more...
As seen in MRT October, 2006.
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What SWN Means for the State of New York - By Project Director Hanford Thomas, Statewide Wireless Network, NYS Office for Technology and Director G.A. "Skip" Funk, Strategic Programs, M/A-COM, inc. ...more...
As seen in Size Up Magazine issue 3, 2006.
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In Katrina's Wake - New Orleans police captain offers communications lessons learned in New Orleans ...more...
As seen in Emergency Medical Product News Magazine July/August, 2006.
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Denver Model for Interoperability ...more...
As seen in Public Safety Communications.
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Learning from experience - Past emergencies guide first responders’ communication fixes. ...more...
As seen in American City & County January, 2006.
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New York to get massive network - M/A-COM System combines UHF, VHF and interoperability gateways on an IP backbone. ...more...
As seen in MRT December, 2005.
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Interoperability demands new approach - By John Vaughan, M/A-COM ...more...
As seen in MRT November, 2005.
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Miracles can happen - By Glenn Bischoff ...more...
As seen in MRT November, 2005.
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Survivable Communications: Much more than hardened radios - By Donny Jackson ...more...
As seen in MRT November, 2005.
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Communications Interoperability - What a Chief has to know ...more...
As seen in Law and Order, The Magazine for Police, Vol. 53 No.8, August 2005.
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Denver Picks NetworkFirst ...more...
As seen in Law and Order, The Magazine for Police, Vol. 53 No.8, August 2005.
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Getting on-air in New Orleans - Mass. firm struggles to put public safety radio network back online ...more...
As seen in The Boston Globe, September 12, 2005.
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County plans new 911 equipment - Committee wants M/A-COM radio system ...more...
As seen in the Peoria Journal Star, September 8, 2005.
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Intact Amid Chaos - Florida statewide radio system keeps emergency operations running despite ...more...
As seen in Government Technology, March 2005.
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Oakland's new radios pass test - City, regional agencies get green light to buy public-safety equipment. ...more...
As seen in Oakland Tribune, March 11, 2005.
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5 for '05 Technologies - It's not just about walkie-talkies anymore. ...more...
As seen in MRT December, 2004.
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RoIP success is in the details - This month, we explore the specifics, including priority/emergency procedures, control, reliability, the radio environment, and cost. ...more...
As seen in MRT December, 2004.
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Radio breakthrough for cops, firefighters - Technology to link emergency workers ...more...
As seen in Rocky Mountain News December 10, 2004.
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Making sense of IP for public safety - Public-safety communications have seen many changes in the past 30 years. Lately the integration of IP into public-safety networks has generated much interest. ...more...
As seen in MRT November, 2004.
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IP Opens Eyes - once thought to be strictly a data play, Internet Protocol technologies are now being viewed by some as the way to achieve the interoperable communications that first responders crave. Why you soon will be giving IP a closer look - if you're not already. ...more...
As seen in First Responder Communications, a supplement to MRT and Fire Chief August, 2004.
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IP Evangelist - M/A-COM's John Vaughn says the company's new IP-based VIDA solution provides interoperable public safety-grade voice today and a clean migration path to future applications, including high-speed data. Should first responders buy into the message? ...more...
As seen in Mobile Radio Technology April, 2004.
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When facing the design of a private wireless network, many public agencies and private companies encounter a “one technology fits all” approach by vendors. ...more...
As seen in Mobile Radio Technology October, 2001.
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Voice-over- intranet protocol for critical communications. Public safety can actually best leverage the power of IP-based networks with an intranet system. ...more...
As seen in Mobile Radio Technology August, 2001.

M/A-COM Wireless Systems - a new force in digital FDMA and TDMA technologies. ...more...
As seen in What's New In Radio Communications August/September 2001.