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Final set of answers to FirstNet RFP questions addresses pricing, opt-out network performance

Public-safety users of FirstNet will receive “most favored customer” pricing and have a uniform customer experience throughout the system, including areas served by opt-out state networks, according to the final set of answers to written questions submitted to FirstNet about its request for proposal.

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EF Johnson’s new perpetual-license model lets repeat customers save on radio software costs

EF Johnson Technologies announces a new perpetual-license framework that will decouple licenses to the company’s radio software from its hardware units—a strategy that could save long-term public-safety customers significant money, according to EF Johnson CEO John Suzuki.

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Motorola Solutions acknowledges it proposed 700 MHz TETRA system for NYC transit before filing protest

Motorola Solutions acknowledges that it also proposed a TETRA solution in an attempt to win a bus-system radio contract for the New York Transit Authority and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City—a project that the company has formally protested, in part because the company claims that the FCC prohibits TETRA deployment on the 700 MHz public-safety spectrum.

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FirstNet highlights opportunities to communicate with potential offerors during conference

At its final public meeting to address questions about its request for proposal (RFP) process for the deployment and operation of a nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), FirstNet officials note that bidders will have opportunities to continue asking questions and receive feedback until the contract is awarded.

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FirstNet addresses network performance, rural partnerships and post-RFP negotiations in latest Q&A

An entire section of FirstNet’s request for proposal (RFP) that addresses the manufacturing location of equipment for the system was changed—an action related one of 64 answers to RFP questions that include clarifications about network performance, rural-coverage partnerships and post-RFP negotiations with bidders.

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FirstNet releases answers to third set of RFP questions

Only a handful of changes were made to the FirstNet request for proposal (RFP) in last week’s third set of answers to inquiries about the procurement, but the responses do offer insights about how future expansions to the proposed nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) will be executed.

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National 911 Program report reveals some progress toward next-gen 911, but much work remains

Migration to IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) technology is happening in a growing number of states and territories, but about half of the country has not tangibly begun the transition from legacy 911 systems, according to the latest report from the National 911 Program office.

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AT&T announces plan to deploy nationwide ESInet to support PSAPs’ transition to NG911

AT&T announces its plan to deploy a nationwide Emergency Services IP network (ESInet) that meets the core networking standards that public-safety answering points (PSAPs) must have to transition to next-generation 911 (NG911) that will enable text, data, video and photo communications, as well as emergency voice calls.

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FirstNet makes 33 RFP changes in answers to 122 questions

FirstNet releases its second set of answers to questions about the request for proposal (RFP) that include 33 changes to the RFP on topics that include rural partnerships, cybersecurity, definitions, payment timing and a host of processes and administrative items.

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Motorola Solution does not expect public-safety LTE revenues from key U.S., UK initiatives until at least 2018

Motorola Solutions has won a key public-safety LTE contract in the United Kingdom (UK) and plans to compete for FirstNet’s public-safety LTE business in the United States, but the company likely will not realize revenue from either effort until after 2017, according to Motorola Solutions Chairman and CEO Greg Brown.

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Final set of answers to FirstNet RFP questions addresses pricing, opt-out network performance

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EF Johnson’s new perpetual-license model lets repeat customers save on radio software costs

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Motorola Solutions acknowledges it proposed 700 MHz TETRA system for NYC transit before filing protest

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FirstNet highlights opportunities to communicate with potential offerors during conference

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FirstNet addresses network performance, rural partnerships and post-RFP negotiations in latest Q&A

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FirstNet releases answers to third set of RFP questions

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National 911 Program report reveals some progress toward next-gen 911, but much work remains

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AT&T announces plan to deploy nationwide ESInet to support PSAPs’ transition to NG911

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FirstNet makes 33 RFP changes in answers to 122 questions

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Motorola Solution does not expect public-safety LTE revenues from key U.S., UK initiatives until at least 2018

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