Each state Point of Contact (POC) will have myriad factors to consider when advising the governor whether the state should opt out of the FirstNet....More
Network-congestion issues during the aftermath of the Boston bombings should spur FirstNet members to ask some hard questions before agreeing to....More
Some state and local officials have chosen to criticize FirstNet, even though the board has been in place for only about six months. Many seem to....More
2013 will see a slew of new data-analytics technologies that will let public-safety agencies collect and synthesize a flood of information into....More
By Morgan O'Brien — FirstNet's undertaking is fraught with risk, and most of that risk — both immediate and enduring — is primarily financial in....More
Exalt Communications CEO and founder Amir Zoufonoun recently spoke with Urgent Communications editor Donny Jackson about the enterprise sector's need....More
By Michael Higgs — A footnote in a proposed FCC ruling has some in the LMR community wondering if they will have to bid for spectrum in the future....More
By Peter Mills — In the wake of Sandy, one lesson has been reinforced: we simply cannot rely on commercial carriers to be able to handle critical....More
