News Hawaii becomes 15th state to ‘opt-in’ to FirstNet 27th August 2017 Hawaii Gov. David Ige has decided to accept the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of his state, making Hawaii the 15th state—not including the U.S. Virgin Islands territory—to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News AT&T issues statement regarding position in debate on public-safety-grade definition 23rd August 2017 AT&T will meet FirstNet’s requirements for its nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), but the carrier is “hesistant to say that there is complete definition set in stone” about what constitutes a public-safety-grade system, according to a statement released by AT&T on Tuesday.
News FirstNet officials say advocacy for public safety is key role in the future 22nd August 2017 FirstNet will continue to work with public-safety representatives to ensure that its nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) evolves to meet first responders’ needs during the next 25 years, according to FirstNet officials.
Video Broken Arrow, Okla: Mark Ketchum talks about P25 system, integration with LTE 18th August 2017 Mark Ketchum, communications systems engineer for the city of Broken Arrow, Okla., discusses the work done to provide a regional P25 system and integration efforts with LTE. Ketchum contributed to the design of the Harris XL-200P, a portable radio that which supports communications across multiple LMR bands, LTE and Wi-Fi.
Video Motorola Solutions: Dan Langrill highlights capabilities of ASTRO 25-LTE interoperability solution 17th August 2017 Dan Langrill of Motorola Solutions describes the capabilities of the ASTRO 25 Broadband Connectivity Package, which supports communications between an ASTRO 25 network and an LTE network. Langrill spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during APCO 2017 in Denver.
News AT&T exec discusses core-to-core interoperability, Verizon proposal, FirstNet differentiators 17th August 2017 Enabling interoperability between the FirstNet public-safety LTE core being built by AT&T and the LTE cores of Verizon or other carriers is feasible technically, but doing so would be a departure from the FirstNet request for proposals (RFP) and could introduce security issues for public safety, according to an AT&T executive.
News Nevada becomes 14th state to ‘opt-in’ to FirstNet 17th August 2017 Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announces his decision to accept the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of his state, making Nevada the 14th state to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News AT&T issues statement in response to Verizon’s public-safety proposal 16th August 2017 FirstNet nationwide contractor AT&T issues a statement in response to Verizon’s announcement that it will build a dedicated public-safety LTE core for its first-responder customers in 2018, as well as provide public safety with prioritized—and eventually preemptive—access across its network beginning this year.
News Kansas becomes 13th state to make ‘opt-in’ decision for FirstNet 16th August 2017 Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback yesterday announces his decision to accept the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of his state, making Kansas the 13th state to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
Video Mutualink: Joe Boucher demonstrates PTT interoperability 16th August 2017 Mutualink CTO Joe Boucher demonstrates how his company’s platform can enable push-to-talk interoperability between disparate LMR, push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) and a new mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) solutions. Boucher spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during the APCO 2017 show in Denver.
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