Public-safety personnel are accessing data information at 4G speeds via a dedicated LTE system operating on Band 14 700 MHz spectrum as part of a six-month pilot program....
Earlier this year I attended NIST’s 700 MHz Public Safety Broadband Demonstration Stakeholders Meeting, where very smart people presented their visions for the national LTE/4G network. However there seemed to be a few elephants in the room that largely were ignored....
Public safety is allowed to partner with utilities on its nationwide broadband network, but such partners only are allowed to access the network on a secondary basis. Exactly what “secondary” means is the critical question....
Attention to detail and the use of advanced "smart" technologies will enable wireless system operators to reduce their costs while optimizing performance....
Despite some opinions, the nationwide broadband network that's coming to public safety will be just as important to fire/EMS as it is to law enforcement....