What Harris, AT&T partnership means for public safety

  Jonathan Rowney, the head of solutions engineering for the Americas at Ranplan Wireless, discusses some of the challenges and opportunities facing the in-building wireless industry today, particularly as it tries to ensure connectivity for both first responders and the citizens they help during times of emergency. Rowney is one of the expert speakers who […]

Public-safety users are benefiting from the data-oriented capabilities enabled by LTE on trusted networks today and also will transition voice communications to the broadband platform, although the timetable for this change remains unclear, according to experts discussing the topic this week. Jeff Johnson, executive director of the Western Fire Chiefs Association and former vice chair […]

Verizon hosted a strategy session for investors this week, detailing its 5G network upgrade efforts and – perhaps more importantly – how it plans to make money from the construction of that network. In a response to questions from analysts on the topic, Verizon CFO Matthew Ellis said that the operator expects to recoup its […]

Samsung and AT&T yesterday announced that its Galaxy XCover Pro rugged smartphone and Tab Active Pro tablet have been certified as FirstNet Ready, expanding the device portfolio for first responders and field workers utilizing the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN). Samsung’s Galaxy XCover Pro has similar ruggedness characteristics to the Galaxy XCover Field Pro, which […]