Broadband Push-to-X

Updated: FirstNet supports eMBMS one-to-many capability, set for FirstNet PTT on iOS devices this month

[Editor’s note: This article was updated on April 15 to include clarification about current and future network-integration plans for FirstNet Rapid Response. It also addresses AT&T’s long-term plans for interoperability between FirstNet PTT and FirstNet Rapid Response—functionality that does not exist today.] FirstNet soon will offer 3GPP-standard mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) service on Apple iOS devices, and […]

BroadWay project delivers technical successes, but challenges remain for European public-safety LTE

An initiative designed to develop interoperable public-safety LTE connectivity throughout much of Europe continues to make technical progress, but several key practical aspects of real-world deployment—spectrum usage, business models and governance—remain unclear, according to IWCE 2022 speakers addressing the matter. Airbus and Frequentis each are leading a consortium of companies through the third phase of […]

PTT over FirstNet gains traction, with some entities planning to abandon LMR

LAS VEGAS—Perceived primarily as a data-centric network, FirstNet connectivity is gaining traction as a mission-critical-voice alternative to traditional land-mobile-radio (LMR) technology, as speakers during IWCE 2022 conference sessions have noted this week. Push-to-talk (PTT) solution ESChat was one of the first applications included in the FirstNet App Catalog when it was established years ago, but […]

Partnership of Cobham Satcom, Hypha by Wireless Innovation could aid critical-comms transitions

Critical-communications entities throughout the world seeking to make a resilient, cost-effective step in the transition to broadband technologies could benefit from a recently announced partnership between Denmark-based Cobham Satcom and Australia-based Hypha by Wireless Innovation, according to Hypha CEO Neil Jamieson. Known as the PRISM solution, the Cobham-Hypha initiative uses LTE and satellite to extend […]

Vodafone exec expresses confidence in AST SpaceMobile’s satellite-to-phone tech

Mobile service provider Vodafone this week reiterated its faith in the satellite-to-phone technology of AST SpaceMobile, a Midland, Texas-based startup that has partnered with Vodafone and received investment money from the international carrier. In a video posted by AST SpaceMobile, Vodafone CTO Johan Wibergh said his company—an international wireless carrier giant with 300 million subscribers […]
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