News Most expect eventual public-safety transition to MCPTT over LTE, but timing remains in doubt 10th April 2018 First responders are expected to begin utilizing mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT)-standard services over FirstNet and other LTE networks late this year, but industry representatives have myriad opinions about when MCPTT might supplant land-mobile-radio (LMR) as the solution for mission-critical voice communications.
News Cradlepoint evolves LTE router portfolio, management capability 4th April 2018 Cradlepoint continues to enhance its LTE wireless-router portfolio while providing a cloud-based NetCloud network-management solution that can make it much easier for public-safety agencies to maintain and monitor their broadband connections, according to company officials.
News Public-safety communications veterans launch FirstNet Association 3rd April 2018 Longtime public-safety communications representatives announce the creation of the FirstNet Association, an organization that founders hope will provide a platform for end users and vendors to discuss issues associated with the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).
Commentary Even in its first year, FirstNet-AT&T partnership has a significant impact on public-safety communications 30th March 2018 It has only been a year since AT&T was awarded with the nationwide FirstNet contract. For public safety, progress on the FirstNet LTE system is moving much faster than expected, driven largely by the decision to provide priority and preemption across all of AT&T’s commercial spectrum.
Video Harris: Michelle Johnson, Ryan Seick discuss services enabled by next-generation VIDA core 29th March 2018 Michelle Johnson and Ryan Seick of Harris explain how the company’s next-generation VIDA core platform will provide additional flexibility to public-safety agencies, including support of certain 3GPP-standard servcices.
News FirstNet, AT&T announce public-safety LTE core; AT&T exec dismisses Verizon interoperability concerns 28th March 2018 FirstNet announces that nationwide contractor AT&T has delivered upon its promise to complete a dedicated public-safety LTE evolved packet core to serve FirstNet’s subscribers on schedule, while a key AT&T official dismisses concerns of communications issues between FirstNet and Verizon subscribers.
Video Cubic: Travis Queen highlights interoperability capabilities of Vocality RoIP gateway 16th March 2018 Travis Queen, Cubic’s senior director of commercial strategy and business development, discusses the features of the company’s new Vocality RoIP gateway, which includes built-in 4G LTE functionality and the ability to interoperate with LMR networks via the small-form-factor product.
Article Sonim CEO: New devices likely to be ‘very heavily subsidized’ for FirstNet subscribers 16th March 2018 Expected subsidization from AT&T could mean that FirstNet subscribers will pay little or no upfront money to purchase new Sonim Technologies devices—a development that is just part of the economics “sea change” happening within the industry, Sonim Technologies CEO Bob Plaschke said last week during IWCE 2018.
News FirstNet board approves process to make future investment decisions for nationwide network 15th March 2018 FirstNet board members approve changes to the organization’s charter, which includes a new Investment Review Board within the Finance Committee that will spearhead how about $15 billion from contractor AT&T will be spent during the next 25 years.
News Network virtualization promises to play a key role in FirstNet offerings, future service innovations 14th March 2018 Software-based networking advances are creating cost efficiencies and introducing flexible capabilities that let network providers like AT&T develop a service like FirstNet, which is being customized to meet first responders’ needs, according to IWCE 2018 panelists addressing the topic.
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