Commentary IWCE panel reveals steep hill to climb for states choosing opt-out route 1st April 2014 IWCE panel details various steps involved in the FirstNet opt-in/opt-out decision that each governor will have to make, including some factors that may have been overlooked before.
Thales Communications: Company demonstrates deployable solution at IWCE 31st March 2014 Robert Andreas, Thales Communications’ director of systems solutions–research and development, outlines the capabilities of the company’s deployable-communications solution during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson on the IWCE 2014 show floor.
News IWCE panel: Preparation key to states making good opt-in/opt-out decision on FirstNet 31st March 2014 It’s too early for states and territories to choose whether to opt in to FirstNet or build a public-safety broadband network for itself, but officials for these jurisdictions should be conducting due diligence as quickly as possible, so they will be ready when the opt-in/opt-out decision has to be made, according to an IWCE panel on the subject.
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.
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