News West Virginia becomes seventh state to ‘opt-in’ to FirstNet 27th July 2017 West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announces that his state accepts the FirstNet deployment plan for the state, which is the seventh to “opt-in” to the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).
News New Jersey becomes sixth state to ‘opt-in’ to FirstNet 25th July 2017 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announces that his state will “opt-in” and become the sixth state to accept the FirstNet plan for deploying the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) that will be built by AT&T, FirstNet’s nationwide contractor.
News Oklahoma, Missouri issue RFPs seeking vendors to build FirstNet RAN alternatives 25th July 2017 Oklahoma and Missouri issue requests for proposals (RFPs) designed to solicit bids to build and maintain the public-safety LTE radio access networks (RAN) in the respective states, if their governors decide to pursue the “opt-out” alternative to the proposed FirstNet buildout later this year.
News AT&T exec shares capacity-based FirstNet Band 14 deployment plans with Congress 21st July 2017 AT&T will deploy infrastructure on the 20 MHz of 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum that is licensed to FirstNet only in geographic locations where the carrier giant determines it needs additional bandwidth capacity, an AT&T executive said during a Senate subcommittee hearing.
News AT&T, FirstNet officials shed light on near-term implementation efforts 18th July 2017 FirstNet and AT&T officials have long stated that public-safety agencies within “opt-in” states immediately can take advantage of priority access across the AT&T network, but even existing AT&T customers first need to subscribe to a FirstNet plan to realize the priority functionality, according to AT&T.
News Iowa becomes fifth state to announce FirstNet ‘opt-in’ decision 18th July 2017 Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announces that she has accepted the FirstNet deployment plan for her state, making Iowa the fifth state to “opt-in” to the plan for a nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), which will be built, maintained and upgraded by AT&T during the next 25 years.
News Pennsylvania becomes ninth state to seek RAN bids as a FirstNet alternative 14th July 2017 Pennsylvania issues a request for proposal (RFP) seeking bids to build and maintain a statewide LTE radio access network (RAN) to serve public-safety users in the state, if its governor decides to pursue the “opt-out” alternative to accepting FirstNet’s deployment plan for the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).
News Newscan: LTE MCPTT direct-mode conundrum: Does the UK have the answer? 13th July 2017 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations LTE MCPTT direct-mode conundrum: Does the UK have the answer? FBI didn’t need warrant for stingray in attempted murder case, DOJ says New Illinois law raises 911 fees, lets AT&T end traditional landline service with FCC approval U.S. officials say Russian government hackers have penetrated energy and nuclear […]
News Arkansas, Kentucky governors make FirstNet ‘opt-in’ decisions 13th July 2017 Governors for Arkansas and Kentucky announce that their states accept the FirstNet deployment plans, increasing the total of “opt-in” states to four for the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) that will be built and maintained by AT&T.
Commentary FirstNet opportunities—and challenges 13th July 2017 As states and territories make their “opt-in/opt-out” decisions regarding FirstNet, here are three key areas that should be considered.
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