Bringing broadband to public safety
- By Diane Frank
- Oct 18, 2004
Spectrum Coalition for Public Safety
The FCC's 700 MHz plan
The FCC's 4.9 GHz plan
The coalition's 700 MHz plan
Total public safety bandwidth:
24 MHz
50 MHz
An additional 10 MHz
Uses:
Depending on the technology used, officials can send only voice and text-based messages, or they can also access the Web and exchange images.
The technology creates hot spots for broadband access to video, geographic information system data and high-resolution images.
The coalition's plan would build on the FCC's recommendations to provide broadband access on a citywide, countywide and statewide basis.
High-speed access per user:
Not available
Yes (more than 1.2 megabits/sec)
Yes (up to 3 megabits/sec)
High-speed access per site:
Not available
Yes (more than 10 megabits/sec)
Yes (up to 27 megabits/sec)
Citywide coverage:
Yes (using 10 sites or towers)
Not available (even with 400 access points)
Yes (using 10 sites)
Scalable:
No
Yes
Yes