TechnoCom & Mark IV Partner to Demonstrate 5.9 GHz Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) Amber Alert; TechnoCom's Advanced Design and Engineering Power First 5.9 GHz Demonstration of Amber Alert.LOS ANGELES -- TechnoCom Corporation(R), a leading provider of solutions to enable wireless location services and assure their ongoing performance, today announced that their technology facilitated MARK IV's live demonstration of Dedicated Short Range Communications “DSRC” redirects here. For other uses, see DSRC (disambiguation). Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) is a short to medium range wireless protocol specifically designed for automotive use. It offers communication between the vehicle and roadside equipment. (DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications) A wireless technology for vehicular traffic. Using a modified 802.11a technology for North American cars and trucks, DSRC is designed for several applications. ) at the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) World Congress in San Francisco, November 8-10. This is the first demonstration of an Amber Alert on the 5.9 GHz band, a wide band frequency that is being adopted for new transportation safety applications. The Amber Alert, as well as intelligent intersection traffic signal monitoring and electronic toll collection Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), an adaptation of military "identification friend or foe" technology, aims to eliminate the delay on toll roads. It is a technological implementation of a road pricing concept. applications, will be demonstrated with real-time information sent via DSRC to a display on a moving bus from a roadside transceiver. TechnoCom provided all the application software for the demonstrations, as well as systems engineering and integration services. DSRC offers high bandwidth capacity and short range data communication between fast moving vehicles to roadside transceivers or to other vehicles at data transfer rates from 3 to 54 Mbps at distances up to 300 meters. The US Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. ) has already earmarked the 5.9 GHz band for DSRC to enhance the safety and productivity of the country's transportation system. "TechnoCom has made a significant contribution to moving 5.9 GHz out of the research laboratory and into the real world," said Martin Capper, president of MARK IV Transportation Technologies and the current chairman of ITS America. "The real-world accomplishment of TechnoCom makes us even more optimistic that regional deployment demonstrations can move forward today, and that the US Department of Transportation's (DOT) schedule for a nationwide deployment decision in 2008 will be met." TechnoCom is under contract by several industry leaders to help standardize protocols for and assist in the development of prototype devices and systems for onboard and roadside DSRC equipment, as well as other activities that are part of DOT's Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) is an initiative fostering research and applications development for a series of technologies directly linking road vehicles to their physical surroundings, first and foremost in order to improve road safety. Initiative, or VII. TechnoCom has been a pioneer in the standardization of 5.9 GHz DSRC, which uses 802.11p at the physical (PHY) and media access control (MAC) layers. TechnoCom is leading the development of DSRC networking and management protocols through the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Not to be confused with the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE (pronounced as eye-triple-e (IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. ) under the sponsorship of industry stakeholders and the US DOT. About TechnoCom Corporation TechnoCom is a leading provider of solutions to enable wireless location services and assure their ongoing performance. TechnoCom offers a portfolio of location performance assurance, mobile resource management, advanced telematics solutions and related professional services to network operators, service providers, system integrators and government agencies. These solutions enable customers to manage their wireless and location infrastructures and services, reduce operating and capital costs, increase productivity, and rapidly deploy new revenue-generating services. Founded in 1995, TechnoCom was named one of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in Los Angeles by Deloitte & Touche for the past three years. The company's customers include some of the world's largest wireless carriers and integrators including, among others, Alltel, ARINC ARINC Aeronautical Radio, Inc. ARINC Aircraft Radio Incorporated ARINC Aeronautical Research Incorporated , Cingular, Cricket Communications, Raytheon, SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. , Sprint Nextel, SunCom Wireless, Telefonica Empresas S.A., Telus, T-Mobile, and Verizon. TechnoCom has received investments from Timeline Ventures, Titan Investment Partners, Third Point Management and iSherpa Capital. For more information, please visit www.technocom-wireless.com TechnoCom Corporation and Wireless Location Leaders are registered trademarks, and the TechnoCom logo is a trademark of TechnoCom Corporation. Any other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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