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National Defense April 2011 Stew Magnuson	New Multi-Band Radio Key to Interoperable Communications, But Concerns Are Raised About Price A world where police, fire, and emergency services can seamlessly communicate with each other over the airwaves has been a dream of the Department of Homeland Security since the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina four years later.
National Defense January 2010 Austin Wright	DHS Tests Multi-Band, Interoperable Radio The Department of Homeland Security has entered the final stages of its four-year, nearly $9 million effort to develop a multi-band radio that can communicate across virtually all spectrums.
National Defense November 2009 Wright & Magnuson	Communication Interoperability Not Yet Achieved, Says Chertoff Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff expressed frustration that the federal government has yet to establish a national radio spectrum available to public-safety agencies during emergencies.
National Defense February 2013 Valerie Insinna	Radio Competition Reaches Final Stretch Companies competing for the Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio have one more test before the Army awards a contract this year.
National Defense May 2007 Sandra Erwin	Defense Department `Bundles' Handheld Radio Procurements The Defense Department is expected to soon seek industry bids for as many as 89,000 handheld combat radios.
National Real Estate Investor February 7, 2003 Parke Chapman	Report: LA apartment market at full occupancy Apartment rents in the greater Los Angeles region are expected to rise by about 12%, based on a University of Southern California real estate economic forecast. With strong population growth and a relatively healthy economy, demand for rental units in the LA area has soared.
National Defense December 2007 Grace Jean	Industry Pushing Ahead with Software-Based Radios The U.S. Defense Department's troubled program to replace its radios with a family of software-based communications devices is plodding along slowly.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 John McHale	Colorado Statewide Communications System Expands to the San Luis Valley When completed, the agencies in the region will operate their mission-critical communications on a state-of-the-art digital radio system provided by Motorola engineers that also is capable of data transmissions for mobile computers in first responder vehicles.
National Defense August 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Closest of Allies, But Not When it Comes to Radios Despite considerable advances in tactical communications technology interoperability on the battlefield between U.S. and U.K. forces remains years away.
National Defense April 2013 Valerie Insinna	Rifleman Radio Competition Heats Up Vendors could have another chance to score a production contract for the rifleman radio as early as this spring, when the Army opens up the competition before moving to full-rate production.
National Defense October 2012 Eric Beidel	Industry Ready to Pounce on Embattled Radio Programs After nearly two decades and billions of dollars spent, the Joint Tactical Radio System, once a grand plan to build do-it-all radios common to the military services, is in a state of flux.
Home Toys June 2003 John Hansen	The Future for Radios is Digital In coming months, AM/FM radio listeners who would like to enjoy higher quality sound will not have to sign up for satellite radio subscriptions or install considerably more expensive radio receivers to relive the sweet sounds of last week's Nora Jones concert on the drive to work.
National Defense March 2010 Stew Magnuson	Give Police a Seat at the Homeland Security Policy Table, Says Sheriff Police departments have a lot to contribute to the international fight against terrorism and should be able to participate in big picture strategy discussions that shape U.S. diplomacy and international relations.
National Defense March 2011 Stew Magnuson	New Radio Software Promises Improved Access to Military Satellites Radio manufacturers this year will offer to their military customers a new application that will provide easier connections to communication satellites.
National Defense May 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Trials and tribulations persist in Joint Tactical Radio The military services are severely slashing their expected buys of the Defense Department's troubled joint tactical radio system.
National Defense March 2008 Stew Magnuson	For First Responders, High-Tech Communications Still Out of Reach Recent natural disasters have highlighted the need for first responders to have working radio links. But there won't be any solution coming from the federal government that will instantly make the problem go away.
National Defense September 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Army, Marines Buying Loads Of Radios In response to booming Army and Marine Corps tactical radio orders, manufacturers rapidly are expanding their production capacity to meet this extraordinary demand.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 John McHale	JTRS HMS Program on Track Engineers at General Dynamics C4 Systems say the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form Fit (HMS) radios are on track for deployment at the beginning of the next decade.
National Defense July 2012 Dan Ward	Tactical Radios: Military Procurement Gone Awry How exactly did the Army go about making the radio better and better? By increasing its complexity, extending the schedule, spending more money and making the device larger.
National Defense April 2013 Stew Magnuson	Company Expanding Interoperable Comms Beyond First Responders Mutualink Inc., a Wallingford, Conn.-based firm, saw its system tested during Hurricane Sandy last year. Prior to that catastrophic storm, it had already signed up dozens of clients in New Jersey.
National Defense August 2004	Mini Radio Reprogrammed With Software A pocket-sized communications device for infantry is now being produced by Raytheon, in McKinney, Tex.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006 John Keller	U.S. And Its Allies Get Serious About Systems Interoperability Recent international exercises involving U.S. and allied military forces, as well as police departments and first responders, are finally getting the idea across that military leaders are getting very serious about interoperability.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006 Ben Ames	Special forces demand smaller, lighter electronics Special operations forces still rely on advanced electronics to move with speed and stealth through hostile territory, but the last thing they want is one more gadget to hang on their vests.
National Defense September 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Under Pressure to Bring Broadband to The Battlefield In the Army's 2010 modernization roadmap, the "network" is billed as a top priority.
National Defense January 2006 David C. Walsh	Inter-Agency Communications Systems Remain Uncoordinated Hurricane Katrina revealed many failures in the government's communications capabilities. But replacing old analog systems with interoperable transmission equipment, special gear and redundant systems is an expensive, operationally complex proposition.
PC World October 2004 Liane Cassavoy	Building a Global Phone If a technology currently in development pans out, one handset could work on multiple cellular networks.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 John McHale	SDR: A Spectrum of Possibilities Whether it is called a disruptive technology or a paradigm shift in communications, the proliferation of software-defined radio (SDR) technology is changing the way the military and other industries view radio communications.
PC Magazine March 14, 2007 Dan Evans	Tune in to Digital Radio Digital broadcasting and higher-definition signals are revolutionizing television. Can they do the same for another traditionally analog medium -- the radio?
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008	Digital Radio Market to Grow While Unit Sales to Increase Threefold Recent developments include the availability of the new, enhanced digital audio broadcasting (DAB) and the introduction of mobile devices with integrated DAB support.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008 John McHale	SDR: Here, There, and Everywhere Software-defined radio technology, driven by the Joint Tactical Radio System program, is enhancing communications throughout the U.S. military and in civilian and commercial applications worldwide.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005	Battlefield Applications of Wireless Networks Traditionally, land forces combat and service support units rely on voice communications for operations, coordination and control
InternetNews December 28, 2005 David Needle	Turkey Tunes In To Visual Radio Turkcell, Turkey's leading GSM operator, announced this week it has signed an agreement with Nokia and Hewlett Packard to roll out "visual radio" service.
The Motley Fool January 11, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	Radio Communication Breakdown Emmis Communications continues to face a tough environment and provides little promise for savvy investors.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2009	Harris Corp. Adopts Objective Interface Systems Middleware for Falcon III Falcon III radios enable the secure transmission of information to the mobile warfighter. Harris has shipped 50,000 Falcon III AN/PRC-152 radios to date.
National Defense April 2015 Valerie Insinna	Navy's Digital Modular Radio Gets Software Boost General Dynamics Mission Systems' digital modular radio has been deployed on Navy ships for more than 10 years. The service has focused on upgrading the radios with modern capabilities.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Digital Radio Hurries Up Major radio names plan a more rapid rollout of digital radio broadcasting. It's obvious that traditional radio's big names are trying hard to keep up with the times.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2006 Amanda Tyler	Radio One Fine-Tunes Strategy The broadcaster takes a first-quarter beating but still tops guidance. Investors, watch for the company to focus more on its Internet business and strengthen its station portfolio with more acquisitions.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2005 Brian Gorman	XM's Subscriber Boom The satellite radio provider is nabbing subscribers at a quick pace, but content will be the key in the long run.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004	Software-Defined Radio and Jtrs The U.S. military's next-generation radio system is to be based on software-defined radios, which will enable one radio to communicate with several radio networks, no matter the type of radio, whether it be SINCGARS or a satellite terminal.
InternetNews March 7, 2008	CBS, AOL Combine Online Radio Networks New and old media take to the airwaves in joint Web radio venture.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 John Keller	Transforming radio communications The next frontier of wireless radio communications is widely believed to be "cognitive radio" -- RF transceivers that use artificial intelligence, neural networks, or other advanced technologies to make informed decisions based on past usage.
National Defense January 2012 Stew Magnuson	Rise of Smartphones May Sound Death Knell for Old Push-to-Talk Radios Handing an infantryman a device the size and shape of a brick that can only perform one task, voice communications, may soon be akin to issuing him a musket.
CIO April 1, 2003 John Edwards	Something GNU in Radio Imagine an infinitely flexible radio. Simply by loading in various free programs, you could turn the device into a multistandard mobile phone, a GPS locator, an AM-FM stereo receiver or even a portable TV. That's the goal of the GNU Radio project, which aims to help radio escape from its box.
National Defense September 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Urban Battles Highlight Shortfalls in Soldier Communications The chaotic door-to-door warfare seen in Iraq offers glaring proof that dismounted U.S. troops need better communications devices, experts contend. When radios failed, soldiers resorted to the only available and reliable form of communication: screaming.
BusinessWeek December 18, 2006 Stephen H. Wildstrom	You Heard Right: HD Radio HD radio aims to deliver big improvements in quality and a wealth of new services. But as with digital television, HD radio's reality falls far short of its promise.
Salon.com June 6, 2000 Damien Cave	Radio roadkill Will Net car radios squash traditional broadcasters flat?
National Defense March 2006	Ohio Cops Receive Rolling Command Center A mobile command center packed with radios, landline telephone and cellular hookups, a global positioning system and multiple flat panel monitors is being used by an Ohio Police Department.
Popular Mechanics February 2007 Mike Allen	How to Fix a Blank Car Stereo: Online Auto Clinic The solution to the mystery of the Honda Accord's working radio gone dark.
Popular Mechanics November 28, 2006 Glenn Harlan Reynolds	SWAT Overkill: The Danger of a Paramilitary Police Force This guest editorial from a law professor and instapundit.com blogger argues that overaggressive tactics and surplus military gear have turned some police units into a dangerous menace.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2007	U.S. Army Awards Agilent Technologies $94 Million Contract for Radio Test Sets Agilent's AN/PRM-35 radio test set (RTS) will test the performance of field radios in harsh environments.