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Early public-safety LTE builders share lessons learned

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Early public-safety LTE builders share lessons learned

One piece of advice offered: establish a governance structure before doing anything else–and act transparently. Funding and stakeholder education also are high on the list of challenges facing public-safety agencies mulling a move to FirstNet’s nationwide broadband network.

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Exelis C4i debuts mobile LTE solution

Brad Kay of Excelis C4i talks about the company's new deployable LTE solution, available in macro cell and pico cell formats, at the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) conference in Anaheim, Calif.

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FirstNet’s D’Agostino declares ‘we won’t fail,’ but doubts persist

FirstNet General Manager Bill D’Agostino says the effort to build a first-responder broadband network “won’t fail,” but the lack of tangible progress–in the form of network buildouts–could be a serious concern for both public safety and Congress in the near future.

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Relm adds P25 FSI capability to mobiles

Jim Holthaus of Relm Wireless talks about the addition of Project 25 Fixed Station Interface (FSI) support to the company's KNG line of mobile radios, at the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) conference in Anaheim, Calif.

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LiveU unveils temporary surveillance system

David Lukeson talks about LiveU's new temporary fixed video surveillance system for law enforcement–which gives the appearance of a standard electrical utility box–at the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) conference in Anaheim, Calif.

Alcatel-Lucent tackles LTE preemption and priority

Wim Brouwer, Alcatel-Lucent's public safety CTO, talks about the company's ability to provide preemption and priority for 4G LTE networks, in addition to a few other capabilities, during the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) conference in Anaheim, Calif.

NTIA awards planning grants to four states for FirstNet initiative

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NTIA awards planning grants to four states for FirstNet initiative

Arizona, California, Iowa and Missouri receive a total of $12.5 million, which can be used for outreach and education in preparation for consulting with FirstNet regarding the nationwide broadband network for first responders that it is building.

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Motorola’s Schassler talks about apps

Bob Schassler, Motorola Solutions’ senior vice president of government solutions, discusses measures that can be taken to ensure that broadband applications provide the security needed in a public-safety environment.

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Twisted Pair provides network-agnostic option for voice

Tom Guthrie, president and CEO of Twisted Pair, explains that his company’s solution lets public-safety agencies use voice-over-broadband even before FirstNet begins deploying its first-responder broadband system.

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Harris displays new broadband devices

Paul May, senior product manager for Harris, outlines some of the new features in the company’s portfolio of broadband devices on the floor of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO).

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