News Colorado becomes 38th state to make FirstNet ‘opt-in’ announcement 19th December 2017 Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announces that he has accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of his state, making Colorado the 38th state—not including two territories—to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News Illinois becomes 37th state to make FirstNet ‘opt-in’ decision 18th December 2017 Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner announces that he has accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of his state, making Illinois the 37th state—not including two territories—to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News Kennedy, Karp leaving FirstNet to start new company focused on public-safety broadband 18th December 2017 FirstNet President TJ Kennedy and FirstNet Chief Counsel Jason Karp will be leaving FirstNet at the end of the year to start a new company early next year that will focus on helping technology firms develop broadband solutions that will meet the needs of public-safety users.
News New Hampshire Executive Council in the spotlight as work continues on Rivada Networks contract 15th December 2017 New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu last week decided the state should pursue the “opt-out” alternative to FirstNet, but the New Hampshire Executive Council must approve a contract with Rivada Networks to build and operate an alternative radio access network (RAN) for the state to continue pursuit of “opt-opt” status.
Video Sonim Technologies: CEO Bob Plaschke describes key takeaways from first-responder comms event 14th December 2017 Sonim Technologies CEO Bob Plaschke discusses some of the public-safety-communications innovations and collaboration showcased during the “The Future of First-Responder Technologies” event conducted Dec. 7 in Washington, D.C.
News Updated: LA-RICS approves deal with AT&T on potential transfer of region’s public-safety LTE network 14th December 2017 Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) board members approve an agreement that would transfer the LA-RICS public-safety LTE assets to AT&T, so they can be integrated into the FirstNet system, if California Gov. Jerry Brown makes an “opt-in” decision.
News FirstNet launches ruthless-preemption functionality for ‘primary’ public-safety subscribers 12th December 2017 FirstNet public-safety subscribers in the “primary” user category—law enforcement, fire, EMS, 911 and emergency-management personnel—now have preemptive access across AT&T’s network, FirstNet and AT&T announced today.
Commentary Single core, singular priority: FirstNet policy helps protect public-safety communications 11th December 2017 FirstNet legislation took direct aim at unsuccessful past attempts at interoperability by mandating that the public-safety network be built to open, commercially available standards. A single FirstNet core ensures interoperability among the network-based applications that first responders will use to share voice, video and data.
News Missouri becomes 34th state to make FirstNet ‘opt-in’ announcement 11th December 2017 Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announces that he has accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of his state, making Missouri the 34th state—not including two territories—to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News Verizon skips California RFP bid, claims FirstNet, AT&T are ‘rigging the game’ 9th December 2017 Verizon reverses its public stance and does not bid on California’s procurement seeking an alternative vendor to FirstNet in a potential “opt-out” scenario, citing “onerous” mandates from FirstNet and claiming that FirstNet and contractor AT&T are “rigging the game to stifle true competition.”
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