PSCR, FirstNet Authority: Dereck Orr, Jeff Bratcher preview 5x5 event in Chicago

FirstNet Authority CTO Jeff Bratcher and Dereck Orr--division chief for the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division at NIST’s Communication Technology Laboratory--talk about topics and demonstrations that will be showcased during the upcoming 5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit 2024.

Donny Jackson, Editor

June 11, 2024

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FirstNet Authority CTO Jeff Bratcher and Dereck Orr--division chief for the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division at NIST’s Communication Technology Laboratory--talk about topics and demonstrations that will be showcased during the upcoming 5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit 2024. Scheduled for June 25-27 in Chicago, 5x5 will include sessions and demonstrations that are designed to inform end users, policymakers and solutions developers about existing public-safey broadband  communications, as well the roadmaps for technologies that may be available in 5-10 years.

Those wishing to learn more about 5x5 and possibly attend can get more information about the event and register at https://firstnet.gov/newsroom/events/5x5-public-safety-innovation-summit-2024.

About the Author

Donny Jackson

Editor, Urgent Communications

Donny Jackson is director of content for Urgent Communications. Before joining UC in 2003, he covered telecommunications for four years as a freelance writer and as news editor for Telephony magazine. Prior to that, he worked for suburban newspapers in the Dallas area, serving as editor-in-chief for the Irving News and the Las Colinas Business News.

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