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Adams County: Chris Marzilli and Bill Malone detail history of new public-safety LTE system

Chris Marzilli, president of General Dynamics C4 Systems, and ADCOM911 Executive Director Bill Malone explain the historical path taken toward the deployment of the Adams County public-safety LTE network, which is the first LTE system built with FIrstNet’s approval.

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Motorola Solutions: Ryan Seick highlights features of new Intelligent Data Portal (IDP) platform

Ryan Seick, Motorola Solutions’ product manager and lead applications manager for public-safety devices, details the attributes of the company’s Intelligent Data Portal (IDP) platform, a browser-based solutions that is designed to leverage relevant information from myriad databases quicklyin an intuitive format.

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Crystal ball for mission-critical voice over LTE timeline certainly not crystal clear

“When will LTE be a viable option for mission-critical voice for my first responders?” may well be the most vexing question regarding public-safety communications today, but a variety of factors have conspired to make it difficult for decision makers to estimate an accurate timeline today.

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PSCR attendees debate LMR plans in the face of progress toward mission-critical voice over LTE

Standards for mission-critical push-to-talk functionality on an LTE network are scheduled to be completed in less than two years. Panelists and attendees at the PSCR stakeholders conference discussed whether the timeline should impact potential investments in LMR systems.

Brighton Police: Scott Wegscheider showcases LTE video capabilities in mobile-command vehicle

Police Lt. Scott Wegscheider of the city of Brighton, Colo., outlines the video and field-reporting enhancements that are being realized with the launch of the Adams County LTE system.

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General Dynamics C4 Systems: President Chris Marzilli discusses LTE cell on wheels

Chris Marzilli, president of General Dynamics C4 Systems, outlines the capabilities of the company’s LTE cell on wheels, which can be deployed in areas where the network is not available or as a method to increase capacity at a location where the network already exists.

Brighton Police: Jeremy King highlights in-car capabilities enabled by Adams County LTE system

Jeremy King, assistant director of information technology for the city of Brighton, Colo., details the the enhanced functionality that police officers have as the Adams County LTE system becomes operational.

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Sonim: CEO Bob Plaschke showcases company’s Band 14 devices

Sonim CEO Bob Plaschke talks about the features of his company’s hardened LTE phones, which will be available in the fall for use on commercial-carrier networks and are proceeding through PSCR testing for use on the Band 14 system being built by FirstNet.

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Newscan: FirstNet Chairwoman Sue Swenson: Engage, Execute, Communicate, Collaborate

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations First response won’t use FirstNet How the NSA can ‘turn on’ your phone remotely FirstNet approves management structure of key committee, environment-impact process IT is bracing—but not preparing—for the Internet of Things NSA reform heats up in the Senate T-Mobile’s Legere said to be likely CEO after Sprint […]

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Adams County deployment a nice start, but FirstNet still has lots of work ahead of it

Launching the Adams County, Colo., public-safety LTE network—the first system deployed with the blessing of FirstNet—was both an opportunity for celebration and a sobering reminder of just how much work needs to be done in the public-safety-broadband arena.

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Adams County: Chris Marzilli and Bill Malone detail history of new public-safety LTE system

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Motorola Solutions: Ryan Seick highlights features of new Intelligent Data Portal (IDP) platform

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Crystal ball for mission-critical voice over LTE timeline certainly not crystal clear

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PSCR attendees debate LMR plans in the face of progress toward mission-critical voice over LTE

Brighton Police: Scott Wegscheider showcases LTE video capabilities in mobile-command vehicle

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General Dynamics C4 Systems: President Chris Marzilli discusses LTE cell on wheels

Brighton Police: Jeremy King highlights in-car capabilities enabled by Adams County LTE system

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Sonim: CEO Bob Plaschke showcases company’s Band 14 devices

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Newscan: FirstNet Chairwoman Sue Swenson: Engage, Execute, Communicate, Collaborate

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Adams County deployment a nice start, but FirstNet still has lots of work ahead of it

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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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Video: Opening of the Expo Hall on day three of IWCE 2023

Lynk CEO Charles Miller: The sky’s the limit

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