Rivada Mercury unveils key partners of team pursuing FirstNet contract
While others seeking to build a nationwide public-safety broadband network for FirstNet remain silent, the one publicly confirmed bidder announces that its legal name will be Rivada Mercury and identified several key partners on its offeror team. Rivada Networks CEO Declan Ganley says that the Rivada Mercury proposal would provide public safety with unprecedented coverage, favorable pricing and would would be attractive enough to states that they would have no incentive to pursue the opt-out alternative.