Quantifying the costs of a nationwide public safety wireless network

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 200-220

  Hallahan, Ryan ^a   Peha, Jon M ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost estimate; First responder; Homeland security; Public safety; Spectrum; Wireless

Indexed keywords

COST ESTIMATE; DISPARATE SYSTEMS; ESTIMATE COST; FIRST RESPONDERS; GENERAL MODEL; HOME LAND SECURITY; INTEGRATED WIRELESS NETWORKS; KEY SYSTEMS; LOCAL AGENCIES; NETWORK SCENARIO; PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; PUBLIC SAFETY; PUBLIC SAFETY WIRELESS NETWORKS; SIGNAL COVERAGE; SMALL SYSTEMS; SPECTRAL EFFICIENCIES; VOICE AND DATA; WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURES;

COST ACCOUNTING; COST REDUCTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 77950339672     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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