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FirstNet announces new staff positions as organization prepares for post-award challenges

FirstNet takes steps to begin the transition from a startup organization focused on the procurement process to build a nationwide public-safety broadband network to one that is prepared to deliver services to first-responder customers, including the establishment of two new units.

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Poth indicates that FirstNet will have final say whether to execute contractor award

An evaluation team is in the process of selecting the best proposal to build the much-anticipated nationwide public-safety broadband network, but FirstNet ultimately will decide whether to execute a contract with the selected offeror team, FirstNet CEO Mike Poth said during today’s open board meeting.

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Big-picture question about FirstNet’s commercial role bubbles to the surface

After years of asking FirstNet officials whether it will build a nationwide public-safety network, federal lawmakers last week asked whether the FIrstNet system would compete with existing commercial telecom providers. Yes, it will—just as Congress ordered when it established FirstNet more than four years ago.

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If FirstNet is not the answer, does someone have a better alternative?

Some have asserted that Republicans would want to torpedo FirstNet if the party is successful in the November elections. Given the structure of FirstNet’s RFP, such a strategy would not make a lot of sense.

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Taking a bite out of public-safety hazards, one byte at a time

The new possibilities that information and communications technology (ICT) innovations enable—particularly in the area of mobility—are tremendous. When they are applied to a service as indispensable as public safety, the net result is safer, healthier and more stable communities that provide a dramatically higher quality of life for all.

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Governors’ rep to Senate: States want more input into FirstNet plans, opt-out alternative is a ‘false choice’ for most

State and territories want greater input into the FirstNet deployment plans for their jurisdictions, especially because the opt-out alternative is a “false choice” for most states, a representative from the National Governors Association (NGA) testified today during a hearing before a Senate subcommittee.

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pdvWireless announces bid for FirstNet, belief that FCC will release NOI on 900 MHz broadband proposal

Officials for pdvWireless confirm the company’s much-rumored bid to build a nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) for FirstNet and express “frustration and disappointment” with the FCC regarding a proceeding centered around a pdvWireless proposal to transform 900 MHz LMR spectrum to broadband use.

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South Korea, UK aim for completion of public-safety LTE deployments next year

As FirstNet evaluates bids to build a nationwide public-safety broadband network in the United States, public-safety LTE deployments in South Korea and the United Kingdom (UK) are expected to be completed next year, according to speakers at the Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting conducted by Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR).

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Sonim: CEO Bob Plaschke discusses company’s partnership with Tait to extend LMR coverage with PTToC solution

Sonim Technologies CEO and President Bob Plaschke talks about his company’s recently announced partnership with Tait Communications to provide a push-to-talk over cellular (PTToC) solution that leverages broadband connectivity to to augment land-mobile-radio (LMR) coverage.

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Convergence between public-safety and commercial communications not just a one-way street

Convergence to date primarily has been a function of public safety moving toward technologies used in commercial communications, but there are indications that public safety’s requirements could have a large impact on the manner in which the commercial world works in the future.

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FirstNet announces new staff positions as organization prepares for post-award challenges

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Poth indicates that FirstNet will have final say whether to execute contractor award

Commentary

Big-picture question about FirstNet’s commercial role bubbles to the surface

Commentary

If FirstNet is not the answer, does someone have a better alternative?

Commentary

Taking a bite out of public-safety hazards, one byte at a time

News

Governors’ rep to Senate: States want more input into FirstNet plans, opt-out alternative is a ‘false choice’ for most

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pdvWireless announces bid for FirstNet, belief that FCC will release NOI on 900 MHz broadband proposal

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South Korea, UK aim for completion of public-safety LTE deployments next year

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Sonim: CEO Bob Plaschke discusses company’s partnership with Tait to extend LMR coverage with PTToC solution

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Convergence between public-safety and commercial communications not just a one-way street

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September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track

Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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