News FirstNet allows more time for public-notice responses, announces plans for Industry Day series 26th March 2015 Stakeholders wanting to give input to FirstNet about its public notice regarding “opt-out” states will have an extra week—until April 20—to submit responses, in accordance with numerous request made since the proceeding was initiated earlier this month, according to FirstNet officials.
Video Motorola Solutions: Dane Windsor demonstrates collaboration of APX 8000, LEX L10 devices 26th March 2015 Dane Windsor, business development manager and technical sales consultant for Motorola Solutions, demonstrates how the new APX 8000 P25 portable and the LEX L10 handheld LTE device can be used in collaboration to improve communications for a public-safety user.
Video JVCKENWOOD: Kentaro Abe showcases company’s biometrics solution 26th March 2015 Kentaro Abe, product manager for JVCKENWOOD, demonstrates how the company’s biometrics solution can help incident commanders monitor the on-scene health of responders. The solution is expected to be commercially available this summer.
News FirstNet board does not vote on proposed draft RFP, will meet again in the ‘very near future’ 25th March 2015 Expressing a desire to ensure that the draft request for proposal (RFP) “right” before releasing it, FirstNet board members say they will revisit the document during a meeting in the “very near future” to address remaining issues—specifically some financial aspects of the proposed nationwide public-safety broadband network.
Video JVCKENWOOD: Masa Hishida demonstrates hybrid LTE/P25 portable radio, cites 2018 target for commercial release 19th March 2015 Masa Hishida, senior engineering specialist for JVC Kenwood’s broadband task force, displays a functional prototype of the company’s hybrid LTE/P25 device. JVC Kenwood hopes to release the radio in a smaller form factor in 2018, Hishida says.
Video Rivada Networks: Peter Tenerelli, explains proposal to ensure public-safety prioritization, preemption on shared FirstNet system 18th March 2015 Peter Tenerelli, director of technology adoption for Rivada Networks, describes how the company’s dynamic-spectrum-arbitrage (DSA) technology could be used ensure that public-safety personnel have immediate access to any capacity on the FirstNet broadband network when needed but also support revenue-generating commercial users most of the time.
Commentary FirstNet’s role as spectrum licensee critical as states consider opt-out alternative 18th March 2015 FirstNet’s relationship with opt-out states or territories is explored in a public notice released last week. It includes a lot of legal detail, but interested parties should remember the fundamentals associated with FirstNet’s role as the spectrum licensee.
News Misconceptions about FirstNet could lead to some early disappointment, panelist says 17th March 2015 Initial state-consultation meetings have revealed a wide variety of perceptions at multiple levels about what FirstNet should be, so managing expectations promise to be a challenge during the early days of the much-anticipated public-safety broadband network, according to a panelist at IWCE 2015.
Digital Global Systems: Jeremy Levin discusses public-safety initiatives, impact of new tower technologies 13th March 2015 Jeremy Levin, senior vice president for Digital Global Systems, describes how his company’s automated interference diagnostic solution works within an LTE system that leverages elevated radio heads, as well as how the technology can be leveraged in both narrowband and broadband public-safety networks.
Commentary Congressional hearing on FirstNet offers fresh insight into potential opportunities, challenges for commercial partners 12th March 2015 Carriers, vendors, owners of network infrastructure, and other entities that wish to partner with FirstNet should keep in mind some of the key opportunities and challenges about business opportunities with FirstNet that could be gleaned from this week’s hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee.
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