Video Motorola Solutions: Fred Chavis showcases prototype for LTE eNodeB, EPC and application server in a box 3rd April 2017 Fred Chavis, Motorola Solutions’ senior manager of public-safety LTE global trials, showcases the LXN-500, which houses an LTE eNodeB, evolved packet core (EPC) and application server in a single unit that is designed for use in remote and rural areas outside of the coverage footprint for a network provider like FirstNet.
Video Sonim-Southern Linc: Bob Escalle and Rob Butts discuss deal that will let Southern Linc LTE customers buy Sonim handsets 2nd April 2017 Bob Escalle, Sonim Technologies’ vice president for the public-safety market segment, and Rob Butts, Southern Linc’s director of business and government, outline the agreement announced last week that will allow Southern Linc LTE customers to purchase smart devices manufactured by Sonim Technologies.
News Officials promise preemption for public-safety subscribers across FirstNet and AT&T networks 31st March 2017 Public-safety subscribers in “opt in” states that accept the FirstNet deployment plan could have preemptive priority on FirstNet’s 700 MHz Band 14 network and throughout AT&T’s vast commercial networks by the end of the year, FirstNet and AT&T officials said yesterday.
News It’s official: AT&T awarded historic FirstNet contract 30th March 2017 AT&T has been awarded the 25-year contract to build, maintain and operate FirstNet’s nationwide public-safety network (NPSBN), U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced today during a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
News FirstNet, NTIA officials provide insights to ‘opt-out’ process on eve of award announcement 30th March 2017 States and territories will have critical financial-obligation information regarding payments to FirstNet for the use of spectrum and core network assets as governors decide whether their states should pursue the ‘opt-out’ alternative to the nationwide FirstNet deployment, officials for FirstNet and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said yesterday.
Video KNect365: Jackson Szabo discusses upcoming mission-critical-communications trade shows, highlights European public-safety LTE initiatives 30th March 2017 Jackson Szabo, senior producer for KNect 365, talks about this week’s soft launch of a new series of mission-critical-communications trade shows during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson at IWCE 2017. In addition, Szabo outlines a series of public-safety LTE initiatives in Europe while offering comparisons to FirstNet in the United States.
News Hytera: Steve Cragg showcases prototype of company’s new DMR-LTE multimode handset 30th March 2017 Steve Cragg, sales director for Hytera America, showcases the company’s newest prototype, a hybrid DMR-LTE multimode device that also supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The device is expected to be commercially available in the United States early next year.
Video Motorola Solutions: Les Miller outlines key benefits of company’s new WAVE OnCloud solution 30th March 2017 Les Miller, launch and commercial marketing manager for Motorola Solutions, describes the features of the new WAVE OnCloud offering, which enables interoperability and coverage footprint expansion via a cloud-based version of the company’s WAVE interoperability platform.
News Commerce Secretary Ross scheduled to make FirstNet announcement tomorrow 29th March 2017 U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross tomorrow morning will make an announcement about FirstNet signing a 25-year contract—expected to be awarded to AT&T—to build and maintain a nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), the U.S. Department of Commerce stated in a press release today.
Video Fairfax County (Va.): Mike Newburn discusses new state law letting school-bus drivers use push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) and LMR 29th March 2017 Mike Newburn, wireless manager for Fairfax County, Va., discusses the passage of state legislation that allows school-bus drivers to leverage push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) technology instead of being limited to communicating via LMR technology. By implementing a PoC solution, local schools are projected to save more than $7 million, according to Newburn.
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