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News

Harris County selects Motorola for LTE expansion (with related video)

Harris County has accepted Motorola Solutions’ deployment of the initial seven-site network, which leverages the statewide 700 MHz spectrum waiver held by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

News

NTIA cautions against early public-safety LTE deployments

Officials for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently asked jurisdictions with plans to deploy public-safety LTE systems during the next year to stop their work to ensure that money is not wasted on equipment that will not integrate into the nationwide broadband network.

NTIA official provides timelines for nationwide broadband network

NTIA has until Aug. 20 to establish the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), the 15-member board that will make policy decisions regarding the public-safety broadband network.

BTOP-funded waiver recipients continue LTE push

All 700 MHz broadband waiver recipients planning to use BTOP federal grant funds to build public-safety LTE networks plan to proceed with their projects. But those without federal funding may be reconsidering

The big bang

By sticking together, public-safety organizations were able to secure the 700 MHz D Block spectrum and $7 billion from the federal government to build a nationwide broadband network.

Commentary

Finally, the right tools for the job (with related video)

By Bob Schassler — The real power public-safety LTE broadband communications promise to deliver — better connectivity and virtually unlimited mission-critical data directly on a responder’s handheld device, wherever and whenever it’s needed.

Video

LTE’s video potential for public safety

Andy Maxymillian, principal consultant at Blue Wing Services, highlights the value of video for public safety and the operational needs of video over LTE.

News

Obama makes it official, signs D Block legislation

Bill reallocates the 700 MHz D Block spectrum to public safety and provides $7 billion in federal funding for LTE network buildout.

Video

Motorola’s Schassler on LEX 700, an LTE subscriber device

Bob Schassler, Motorola Solutions’ senior vice president of worldwide radio solutions, discusses the LEX 700, a mission-critical LTE handheld device.

Motorola unveils first Band 14 LTE handheld smart device (with video)

Motorola Solutions today announced the LEX 700, the first mission-critical handheld device designed to meet the needs of public-safety users operating in multiple broadband environments, including the private first-responder LTE networks being constructed on 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum.

News

Harris County selects Motorola for LTE expansion (with related video)

News

NTIA cautions against early public-safety LTE deployments

NTIA official provides timelines for nationwide broadband network

BTOP-funded waiver recipients continue LTE push

The big bang

Commentary

Finally, the right tools for the job (with related video)

Video

LTE’s video potential for public safety

News

Obama makes it official, signs D Block legislation

Video

Motorola’s Schassler on LEX 700, an LTE subscriber device

Motorola unveils first Band 14 LTE handheld smart device (with video)

Commentary

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