The PWF is a moderated discussion and information exchange for U.S. private wireless industry PROFESSIONALS involved or associated with Part 90 LMR/SMR land mobile radio, wireless data, SCADA, telemetry, RoIP networks, and/or related fixed or mobile RF communications systems and technologies. To join this group, the New Member Qualification Request emailed to you during the sign-up process must be returned.

(Conventional, trunked, analog, digital, narrowband, wideband, VHF, UHF, 700, 800, 900, MHz, 2.4, 4.9, 5.8 GHz, voice, data, dispatch, wide-area, on-site, in-building, broadband, IP, IT, Radio over Fiber (RoF), BDA, DAS, commercial, industrial, enterprise, mission critical, utility, Public Safety, APCO, Emergency Management, Homeland Security, SAFECOM, Project 25, NXDN, Nextel, iDEN, PTT, software defined cognitive radio, CFR 47, Part 90, licensed, Part 15, license-free, rebanding, narrowbanding, Federal Communications Commission)

Topics include but are not limited to:

~ the pros and cons of legacy and emerging wireless concepts and technology;
~ interoperability, interference, and spectrum 'pollution' concerns;
~ system design, engineering, integration and optimization issues;
~ the convergence of telecom, IT, and the Internet with RF networks;
~ technical competency, 'best practices', and user expectation challenges;
~ FCC / NTIA regulation, rules enforcement, policies (and politics);
~ spectrum management, frequency allocation, and licensing trends;
~ business strategies, marketing 'hype', favorite 'gripes', or,
~ most all constructive comments, opinions, ideas, experiences, and questions related to private radio or wireless communications are welcome.

You'll also find links to industry news reports, press releases, articles, Op/Ed's, White Papers, tutorials, websites, blogs, FCC notices, event announcements, and other timely information here, including a variety of resource and reference material in the LINKS, FILES, POLLS, and MESSAGE ARCHIVES