Tech Topics Overview

As a part of the ongoing Bureau’s efforts to disseminate communications information, the Bureau’s Chief Engineer regularly provides installments of Tech Topics that should be of interest to the public safety and homeland security communities.

The technical discussions below and in subsequent postings to this web site are intended to provide fundamental technical information on topics that should be of interest to First Responders, Hospitals and Health Care Providers, 911 Call Centers, our government partners, industry, and the general public. They are intended to provide information as well as provoke thought and potential interaction with the Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau regarding the principles of telecommunications and applications of these principles in public safety or homeland security situations.

The mention of any specific system, manufacturer, or vendor is not intended to be an endorsement by the Commission in any way, but simply as exemplary of the topic being discussed. If you have any comments or suggestions regarding Tech Topics, please email Bill Lane, Chief Engineer, FCC, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.