Interoperability

AT&T unveils FirstNet innovations, including HPUE, vertical location, deployable offerings

FirstNet subscribers now can access new technological capabilities that are designed to improve terrestrial LTE coverage, locate first responders, let agencies address coverage gaps quicker during incidents and enable interoperability between FirstNet PTT and LMR users, FirstNet contractor AT&T announced. Key FirstNet innovations unveiled yesterday as being available for public-safety use are: MegaRange, the FirstNet […]

Motorola Solutions launches MOTOTRBO Ion ‘smart radio’ with DMR, broadband capabilities

Motorola Solutions today announced the launch of the MOTOTRBO Ion, a “smart radio” that combines DMR narrowband voice capability with the broadband capabilities across carrier LTE, private LTE/CBRS and Wi-Fi into a rugged package that is designed to work in enterprise environments. Carlos Camps, Motorola Solutions’ director of engineering, noted the challenges of supporting narrowband […]
Verizon

Verizon calls on industry to provide ‘true interoperability’ to first-responder community

Telecommunications giant Verizon announced that it is working to create a broad industry coalition that would address the longstanding public-safety communications issue of “true interoperability” between first-responder entities, according to a Verizon executive. Andres Irlando—a Verizon senior vice president and president of the carrier’s Public Sector and Verizon Connect unit—said the company “has been working […]

CableLabs forges agnostic wireless connection for operators

In another example of the cable industry’s pursuit of network and service convergence, CableLabs has introduced an access network-agnostic platform that’s designed to help mobile users seamlessly move across Wi-Fi, LTE, CBRS and, potentially, C-band-based wireless network connections on an application-by-application basis. That offering, called Intelligent Wireless Network Steering (IWiNS), also fits into the cable […]

AT&T provides initial insights about FirstNet performance, recovery efforts after Nashville explosion

Some FirstNet subscribers experienced service outages after the massive Dec. 25 explosion at AT&T’s Nashville network hub, but backup battery power at the facility and the use of deployable cell sites meant that many FirstNet users were able to communicate “within hours,” according to AT&T. Although the Christmas-morning explosion caused significant damage to AT&T’s Nashville […]
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