Critical Infrastructure

Fire chief encourages early FirstNet adoption, cites cost savings, potential mission-critical use in 2024

Public-safety agencies should subscribe to FirstNet soon, so they can test the system’s capabilities and better evaluate future possibilities—perhaps LMR replacement within five years—according to a California fire chief, who said adopting FirstNet allowed his department to save $360,0000. “We’re all-in on FirstNet,” Stockton, Calif., Fire Chief Erik Newman said this week during a panel […]

Public-safety LMR licensing activity sets new low during 2018

Land-mobile-radio (LMR) licensing activity remained relatively flat in 2018, with public-safety licensing hitting an all-time low for the second straight year and business-industrial activity experiencing a modest increase above last year’s record-low level, according to the FCC’s Universal Licensing System (ULS) database. Exact figures for the number of LMR licensing applications granted typically would not […]

ITC opinion says Hytera can continue selling DMR in U.S., but only with software changes that removes Motorola Solutions patented features

Hytera Communications can continue to sell and maintain DMR equipment in the United States that includes the company’s “i-Series” software upgrade, which does not include functionality included in three Motorola Solutions patents that Hytera “intentionally copied,” according to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). In a 47-page opinion that provides detail explanation of the summarized […]
MCPTT ‘no longer just a theory,’ but off-network questions remain, according to webinar speakers

MCPTT ‘no longer just a theory,’ but off-network questions remain, according to webinar speakers

Mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) services already have been deployed in real-world situations, and users should be confident in MCPTT voice when on a purpose-built LTE network, although the path to robust MCPTT when users are off network remains unclear, industry experts said during a recent webinar. AT&T has announced that FirstNet users should be able to subscribe […]
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