Capitol Hill Briefing: Protecting Public Safety Technology Communications

Join SIA, public safety and industry leaders on Tuesday, September 30, at 12 p.m. in SVC-201 in the Capitol Visitors Center for a lunch briefing on public safety technologies and systems that leverage the Lower 900 MHz band.

From essential fire, EMS and police equipment to protecting homes and businesses, wireless devices and systems that are engineered to communicate in the Lower 900 MHz band are relied upon by homeowners, businesses and municipalities 24/7 for safety and security functions. Preserving existing protections for devices in the band is essential to the reliability of this equipment.

What you’ll learn at this congressional briefing on spectrum:

• How current Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules for this frequency range protect the vibrant ecosystem for unlicensed devices and create a catalyst for new technologies.
• New research showing the detrimental effect of a proposal to the FCC to reallocate spectrum and remove protections from the Lower 900 MHz band.
• How the band is utilized by security, alarm system communication, and electronic access control devices, as well as other public safety systems like “man down” signaling systems, traffic signal operation, emergency vehicle management, and flood detection systems.

Speakers:

• Steven Devine, Chief Technology Officer, APCO International
• Howard Waltzman, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
• Lauren Bresette, Senior Manager of Government Relations, Security Industry Association
• Life safety and security systems manufacturers