NBC News recently bought a LiveWave Inc. remote-controlled video system to provide continuous coverage of Ground Zero, site of the Sept. terrorist attacks in New York. The LiveWave Pro system is currently being used to remotely control the broadcast signal for NBC and MSNBC newscasts. The basic system consists of a 3

If you caught the news stories last week on the FCC's decision proposing to allow the use of cell phones on airplanes, you may have gotten the impression it won't be long until you can fire up your cell phone, conduct business and send pictures from the plane to your associates on the ground. Not so fast. While the det

The motorized MSAT adds the option of a 120cm reflector and also offers improved data throughput rates of up to 10Mb/s, making it an ideal system for a first-on-the-scene broadcast uplink.

Stratospheric platforms, such as high-altitude balloons, may be used to provide air-ground radiotelephone services in the 800 MHz air-ground radiotelephone band under an FCC Order on Reconsideration and Report and Order (FCC 05-202) released last week. The Order rejected requests to allow ancillary terrestrial mobile

The problem for television advertising is that many companies have begun devoting larger portions of their advertising budgets to other media platforms

Andrew Corp. has introduced a grounding kit to protect communications systems against lightning strikes. The Compact SureGround Grounding Kits are one-piece grounding assemblies with weatherproofing molded into the grounding strap. According to Andrew, a self-locking, self-sealing weatherproof boot negates the need fo

As previously noted in RF Report, AC BidCo LCC and LiveTV LLC were the two successful bidders for 800 MHz air-to-ground licenses. This spectrum can be used for providing telephone or Internet communications on aircraft. Last week the FCC said these two companies had filed their long form applications and that the FCC h

In the Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on air-ground telecommunications services, the FCC provides more technical information on the types of systems being proposed for the ground-to-air 849-851 MHz band and the air-to-ground band at 894-896 MHz. The FCC plan for a 3 MHz spectrum block consisting o