News BayRICS, Motorola Solutions considering possible FirstNet agreement 13th November 2013 Directors for the Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications Systems Authority (BayRICS) on Thursday are scheduled to consider a modified agreement with Motorola Solutions regarding the deployment of a private LTE network for San Francisco-area first responders, as part of a spectrum-lease agreement with FirstNet.
News LA-RICS gets two bidders for public-safety LTE project 8th November 2013 Entity declines to name the bidders for 232-site project that will leverage both Project 25 and LTE technology; negotiations are expected to begin by the end of November.
Article Public safety is about to experience a watershed moment 5th November 2013 First-responder communications are on a path to experience revolutionary change—change that will affect nearly everyone associated with this market.
News FCC approves rules for FirstNet spectrum 31st October 2013 Commission action paves the way for certification of devices that will operate in the Band 14 700 MHz spectrum that public safety’s nationwide broadband communications network will utilize.
Commentary The readers always write: Managing FirstNet expectations 22nd October 2013 As tempting as it may be for FirstNet haters to complain, it is important that the public-safety community be patient and maintain an open mind until the network design and financial model have been chosen.
News Motorola Solutions showcases portfolio enhancements at IACP 22nd October 2013 Among the items on display at IACP in Philadelphia are a data-analytics platform designed to provide law enforcement with real-time crime-fighting intelligence; a unified push-to-talk solution that enable mobile broadnand users to speak with Astro 25 users; and an architecture that unifies data generated by multiple sources in order to improve situational awareness.
Video Morgan O’Brien: Private radio ‘can’t sustain’ narrowband, needs to migrate to broadband 7th October 2013 Nextel Communications co-founder Morgan O’Brien tells UC editor-in-chief Glenn Bischoff that the private radio industry “can’t sustain” business models revolving around narrowband technology, so it should look to broadband LTE. O’Brien made the comments last week in St. Louis at the 2013 Wireless Leadership Summit, which was sponsored by the Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) and USMSS.
News Multipath Networks bonds Internet connections to deliver greater speeds, reliability 3rd October 2013 Ireland-based Multipath Networks this month is introducing its bandwidth-aggregation technology–used by first responders and enterprises in Europe–to U.S. consumers and enterprises. The solution is expected to be commercially available early next year.
Video General Dynamics C4 Systems works with Texas A&M training facility 2nd October 2013 Chris Marzilli, president of General Dynamics C4 Systems, discusses the company’s participation as a communications provider in the first-responder training facility at Texas A&M University.
Video General Dynamics C4 Systems provides backpack peer-to-peer solution for LTE 30th September 2013 Chris Marzilli, president of General Dynamics C4 Systems, tells UC editor Donny Jackson about the company’s communications backpack that enables peer-to-peer communications for the military and its adaptability for public safety.
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