Post date: Dec 5, 2012 11:02:26 PM
From: Radio spectrum for emergencies
'The network could be used to let emergency workers at disaster sites video-conference, transmit and view live footage, and quickly access large computer files such as maps and plans.'
From: Aus govt 'mortgaging future' with emergency spectrum
"This decision does mortgage the future to some extent, and we're hopeful we can continue the dialogue with the government. This is not over yet. We can continue to put a case forward that 10 + 10 [MHz] is the minimum required for public safety to go about their day-to-day work," he said.
"The higher the spectrum gets, the less the coverage area, so at 4.9GHz, we're really talking mobile broadband hotspot; 4.9 is a bit of a red herring. It doesn't relate to public safety broadband over the wide area. The government announcing 4.9GHz at the same time just masks the issue a bit," he said.