News ‘We will deliver,’ FirstNet GM tells IWCE audience 27th March 2014 FirstNet will plan carefully and be transparent in its efforts to deploy a nationwide broadband system for first responders, and “we will deliver this network for public safety,” FirstNet General Manager Bill D’Agostino said yesterday during the afternoon keynote session at IWCE 2014.
Harlin McEwen: LMR will remain public safety’s best choice for mission-critical voice in the near future 26th March 2014 Harlin McEwen, chairman of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) communications and technology committee, explains why first responders will continue to rely on LMR technologies–not the proposed FirstNet broadband system–for mission-critical voice in the near future during this interview with Jill Nolin of IWCE’s Urgent Communications.
Kenwood USA: Company demonstrates LTE vision 26th March 2014 Kentaro Abe, product manager for Kenwood USA, demonstrates some of the key capabilities that his company is developing that leverage LTE broadband technology on the IWCE 2014 show floor.
Commentary American Tower makes its public-safety partnership case—and not just for FirstNet 26th March 2014 While working with commercial tower companies may be natural for an entity like FirstNet, American Tower officials insist that it also wants to work with public-safety entities today in an effort to help them generate revenue streams from existing assets that can help pay for needs today, including upgrades to LMR systems.
American Tower: We can help public safety fund LMR and LTE communications 26th March 2014 Paul Nikfarjam, American Tower’s general manager for government and public safety, explains the myriad relationships his company is willing to forge with public-safety entities to help them fund LMR system upgrades. American Tower also has a similar proposal for FirstNet, which is tasked with deploying a nationwide broadband network for first responders.
Commentary Latest FirstNet meetings offer encouraging signs 24th March 2014 While they may have lacked the kind of detail that many in the industry crave, the latest FirstNet meetings included positive signs in several notable areas.
News Pepro to showcase shielded outdoor networking cabinets 23rd March 2014 Pepro will unveil its portfolio of new shielded networking cabinets that are designed for outdoor use with the company’s Faraday-cage technology during IWCE 2014, according to company President Kelly Lander.
News Initial meeting with FCC officials ‘encouraging’ for transforming 900 LMR channels to LTE 23rd March 2014 The initial meeting with FCC officials to discuss the possibility of transforming some LMR frequencies into a 3×3 block of contiguous spectrum that would support LTE broadband services was “encouraging,” according to Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) President and CEO Mark Crosby.
Article What FirstNet can learn from statewide LMR systems 20th March 2014 When it comes to providing information needed to convince first-response agencies to subscribe to a nationwide network, FirstNet officials should consider some of the lessons learned by states that have built statewide LMR networks that faced similar outreach challenges. (Free registration required)
News Motorola Solutions announces first public-safety portable radio with LTE connectivity 19th March 2014 Motorola Solutions announces the APX 7000L, a multiband P25 portable radio with an LTE module that enables the transmission and reception of broadband data—the first product to include LTE connectivity in a public-safety-grade LMR handheld device.
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 24th March 2024
FirstNet Authority reauthorization needed as public-safety-driven network evolution proceeds 16th March 2024