News Newscan: FEMA administrator warns of cellphone vulnerabilities during disasters, calls for FM-radio integration 23rd October 2014 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FEMA administrator warns of cellphone vulnerabilities during disasters, calls for FM-radio integration California woman charged with using spyware to tap police officer’s phone
News Motorola Solutions announces new public-safety LTE device, will showcase at IACP 23rd October 2014 Motorola Solutions announces the LEX L10, a mission-critical LTE handheld device that operates on 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum licensed to FirstNet and features the company’s new Public Safety Experience (PSX) user interface.
Commentary Partnerships are much more than contracts—an important distinction for FirstNet 23rd October 2014 By Andrew M. Seybold. Partnerships are vital to FirstNet. Given this, FirstNet must have the ability to seek out and discuss potential partnership agreements, without having to resort to RFI/RFP rigid rules and regulations that hamper all those who work in the federal environment.
Video JMA Wireless: Todd Landry highlights company’s indoor, outdoor solutions for enterprises, public safety 19th October 2014 Todd Landry, corporate vice president of product and market strategy for JMA Wireless, explains how the company’s indoor DAS systems and small-cell outdoor solutions provide reliable coverage for both commercial operators and public-safety agencies during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson at the HetNet Expo in Chicago.
Commentary What’s in a name? For FirstNet, “public-safety entity” definition is critical to system planning, business model 16th October 2014 On the surface, FirstNet’s proceeding asking for input on what should be a “public-safety entity” might sound trivial. In reality, the answer may not be as straightforward as some initially might think, and the final determination promises to have significant ramifications on FirstNet’s network design and self-sustaining funding plans.
Video Pacific DataVision: Morgan O’Brien, John Pescatore detail potential 900 MHz transition from LMR to LTE 16th October 2014 Morgan O’Brien (left) and John Pescatore of Pacific DataVision (PDV) outline the potential roadmap as the company seeks to transition its 900 MHz enhanced-dispatch offering from LMR to LTE during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during the EWA/USMSS Wireless Leadership Summit in Denver.
News FirstNet looks to issue final RFP by the end of 2015 3rd October 2014 FirstNet plans to conduct an Industry Day for potential vendors early next year and hopes to release a final request for proposal (RFP) by the end of 2015, a FirstNet official said yesterday during an IWCE Urgent Communications webinar examining the progress of the public-safety broadband project within states.
Commentary Ideas for managing the growth and complexity of public-safety LTE networks 2nd October 2014 Newfield Wireless CEO Marc Bensadoun explores the challenges facing FirstNet and carriers wanting to provide broadband mobile data services over LTE to public-safety users that require higher levels of coverage and reliability than commercial systems traditionally have provided.
Commentary For the latest information about FirstNet, join us for today’s ‘State of the States’ webinar 2nd October 2014 Gain insights about key FirstNet questions from people with firsthand knowledge during today’s “State of the States” webinar, which will be conducted today at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Commentary Missing FirstNet question may shed light on organization’s early hiring practices 30th September 2014 Whether the hiring practices for consultants/contractors during FirstNet’s early days were appropriate may depend largely on your interpretation of FirstNet’s status as an “independent authority” under the law approved by Congress in 2012.
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