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Regarding public-safety apps, there’s no time like the present

Regarding public-safety apps, there’s no time like the present

Cisco Systems' Kevin McFadden explains why first responder agencies should jump into applications now, even before FirstNet decides what its planned nationwide broadband network will look like.
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  • 9th April 2013

Kevin McFadden, public-safety solutions architect for Cisco Systems, explains why first responder agencies should jump into applications now, even before FirstNet decides what its planned nationwide broadband network  will look like.

https://urgentcomm.com/files/2018/09/kevin-mcfadden-cisco.mp3
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