Video Icom America: Mobile communications van features company’s interoperability gear 16th August 2016 Ray Novak of Icom America and Mike Lee, a communications unit leader (COML) for a Florida county, highlight the capabilities of a mobile communications van that includes Icom interoperability products that enable communications between myriad radio and commercial technologies. The van is being featured in the Icom America booth at APCO 2016 in Orlando.
News Motorola Solutions announces new mobile radio, enhancements to its P25 platform 15th August 2016 Motorola Solutions will unveil a new P25 mobile radio that operates on its ASTRO 25 systems and will highlight key features enabled by the 7.17 release of ASTRO 25 software today at APCO 2016.
Commentary APCO says what many in public safety believe, calling story about FirstNet ‘inaccurate’ and ‘inflammatory’ 11th August 2016 Is FirstNet obsolete before being built? APCO certainly doesn’t think so.
Commentary Learn more about next-generation transition at Critical LTE Communications Forum on Nov. 2-3 in Chicago 11th August 2016 What can enterprises—transportation, utility/energy, oil and gas and more—learn from the early trials of FirstNet and public-safety broadband? This is the big question for the entire critical-communications community and the question we hope to confront at the inaugural Critical LTE Communications conference, according to conference director Timothy Downs.
News Ohio officials applaud data experiences during LTE exercise, say voice comms need work 2nd August 2016 Ohio officials gave high marks to situational-awareness applications operating on a temporary Band 14 700 MHz LTE network during a recent exercise, but they said the push-to-talk (PTT) voice communications on the same system need to be improved before they are deployed in a real-world public-safety environment.
Commentary RFP competition should improve chances that FirstNet vision can become a reality for public safety 26th July 2016 It may have been the worst-kept secret in the public-safety communications industry, but AT&T announcement that it is leading a FirstNet bidding team means that the RFP process has at least three competitors, which should be good news for public safety.
Article Verizon CEO declines to comment on potential FirstNet role 26th July 2016 Just days after AT&T formally announced that it has submitted a bid to lead a team seeking to build and operate FirstNet’s nationwide public-safety broadband network, Verizon’s CEO declines to comment on the possible role that his company might play in a FirstNet bid.
News AT&T officially announces FirstNet bid 22nd July 2016 AT&T announces that it has submitted a bid in response to the FirstNet request for proposals (RFP) to build and maintain the much-anticipated nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), meaning at least three bidding teams are vying for the 25-year deal with FirstNet.
News FCC votes to open up almost 11 GHz of spectrum to support 5G deployments 19th July 2016 FCC commissioners approve rules for wireless operations in frequencies above 24 GHz, spectrum that is expected to be leveraged significantly as 5G technologies are commercialized during the several years.
News NTIA releases notice indicating review criteria of plans from states seeking to ‘opt out’ of FirstNet 19th July 2016 States wanting to “opt out” of FirstNet must submit a plan that is cost-effective, will be deployed in a timely manner, possibly bonded and interoperable with the nationwide system to get approval from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), according to a notice released today by the agency.
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