News Harris unveils multiband P25 portable radio with Wi-Fi, LTE capability 18th August 2015 Harris announces the XL-200P, a portable multiband P25 radio that supports broadband communications—via a standard Wi-Fi feature and an optional LTE modem—and unprecedented volume levels in a rugged package.
Video Kodiak-Airbus: Bruce Lawler, Marty Christensen demonstrate push-to-talk interoperability between standards-based P25, LTE solutions 18th August 2015 Bruce Lawler, chief product officer and co-founder of Kodiak Networks, and Marty Christensen, product area business manager for Airbus DS Communications, demonstrate push-to-talk interoperability between a P25 network and an LTE network utilizing the Kodiak solution, which is embedded within carriers’ network with quality-of-service assurances instead of being an over-the-top offering.
Video Harris: Todd Perdieu highlights key features of new XL-200 P25 portable radio with Wi-Fi, LTE capability 18th August 2015 Todd Perdieu, Harris’ terminal product manager for RF communications, talks about key characteristics of the new XL-200P, a portable P25 multiband radio that enables broadband communications via Wi-Fi and an optional LTE modem.
News FirstNet names Michael Poth as new CEO, says TJ Kennedy to function in role of president 17th August 2015 FirstNet today named technology veteran and former police captain Michael Poth as its new CEO—a new title within the organization—and longtime Acting Executive Director TJ Kennedy will “function in the role of president,” according to a press release on the matter.
News In-building coverage critical for public-safety personnel and the people they protect, panelists say 17th August 2015 Fourteen years after 9/11, providing optimal public-safety communications inside buildings remains an unsolved problem, especially in the case of multi-level buildings in densely-populated areas, speakers on the APCO 2015 “Making Buildings Safer Through Wireless Technology” panel said yesterday.
News Nokia Networks announces LTE ‘network in a box’ solution with Harris BeOn capability 17th August 2015 Nokia Networks announced an LTE “network in a box” (NIB) configuration that can be deployed to an incident to provide on-scene coverage and the ability to use applications—most notably, the Harris BeOn application that supports P25 voice interoperability and other key functions—without connectivity to the primary evolved packet core (EPC) for a larger public-safety network, like the one proposed by FirstNet.
Video Sonim Technologies: CEO Bob Plaschke highlights public-safety LTE device innovations, customer wins in New Jersey, New Mexico 16th August 2015 Sonim Technologies CEO Bob Plaschke showcases the company’s public-safety LTE product portfolio—a medley of 700 MHz Band 14 devices, as well as a 10-hour battery charger and other swappable accessories—and announces key customer wins in the New Jersey and New Mexico early-builder projects. Plaschke also unveils the names of four new members of Sonim’s public advisory board.
Black & Veatch: Marty Travers explains plan to fulfill existing RCC Consultants contracts 11th August 2015 Marty Travers, telecommunications president for Black & Veatch, discusses his company’s recent purchase of RCC Consultants and plans to fulfill existing contracts during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson.
News FirstNet committee recommends $126 million budget with spectrum-relocation, cybersecurity funding 7th August 2015 FirstNet’s finance committee recommends that the full board adopt a $126 million budget for the 2016 fiscal year that would fund the ongoing request-for-proposal (RFP) process, cybersecurity efforts and a grant program to pay for the spectral relocation of 700 MHz narrowband systems currently operating in Band 14.
News FirstNet fills key technical jobs, posts additional positions 6th August 2015 FirstNet has filled key roles for leading the cybersecurity strategy and monitoring the development of standards public-safety LTE standards, and the organization continues to seek technical personnel as it prepares a final request for proposal (RFP) that is scheduled to be released by the end of this year.
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