AMPS Sunset delay is rejected

The FCC agreed not to extend the “sunset” date for critical AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone System) equipment that provides alarm communications relays in a substantial amount of security installations. The current deadline date remains set for February 18, 2008.

According to Wikipedia, “AMPS is a first-generation cellular technology that uses separate frequencies, or "channels", for each conversation. It therefore requires considerable bandwidth for a large number of users. In general terms, AMPS is very similar to the older "0G" IMTS service, but uses considerably more computing power in order to select frequencies, hand off conversations to POTS lines, and handle billing and call setup.”

In the security industry, AMPS was typically used as auxiliary or redundant communications means to relay alarm data to central stations. A more in-depth article regarding this news can be found at SecurityInfoWatch.com