Video Thales features portfolio for deployable LTE 22nd August 2013 Bob Andreas, director of research and development for Thales USA, outlines the key features of the company’s deployable LTE solutoin.
Video Raytheon exhibits deployable LTE solution 22nd August 2013 C.J. Chirravuri, Raytheon’s regional chief technologist for network-centric systems, details the features of the company’s deployable LTE solution.
News Early public-safety LTE builders share lessons learned 21st August 2013 One piece of advice offered: establish a governance structure before doing anything else–and act transparently. Funding and stakeholder education also are high on the list of challenges facing public-safety agencies mulling a move to FirstNet’s nationwide broadband network.
Video Exelis C4i debuts mobile LTE solution 21st August 2013 Brad Kay of Excelis C4i talks about the company's new deployable LTE solution, available in macro cell and pico cell formats, at the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) conference in Anaheim, Calif.
Commentary FirstNet’s D’Agostino declares ‘we won’t fail,’ but doubts persist 21st August 2013 FirstNet General Manager Bill D’Agostino says the effort to build a first-responder broadband network “won’t fail,” but the lack of tangible progress–in the form of network buildouts–could be a serious concern for both public safety and Congress in the near future.
Alcatel-Lucent tackles LTE preemption and priority 21st August 2013 Wim Brouwer, Alcatel-Lucent's public safety CTO, talks about the company's ability to provide preemption and priority for 4G LTE networks, in addition to a few other capabilities, during the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) conference in Anaheim, Calif.
Video Mutualink demos real-time multimedia interoperability 20th August 2013 Michael Wengrovitz, vice president of innovation for Mutualink, talks about the ability of first responders to leverage Google's wearable, hands-free multimedia platform, dubbed "Glass"–as well as other opportunites that 4G LTE technology will make possible–at the Association of Public Safety Communications (APCO) conference in Anaheim, Calif.
Article Tait demonstrates unified-communications capability 19th August 2013 Tait Communications is demonstrating its Total Connect unified-communications solution, which lets public-safety personnel automatically access the best network — from private 4G LTE systems, commercial networks and narrowband LMR systems — for their communications needs at a given time and location.
News Harris showcases LTE-satellite solution 19th August 2013 During a demonstration, first responders were able to stream video, use mapping applications and make voice calls in an area where no commercial cellular coverage exists, using the company’s deployable small-cell core and radio-access network.
News LA-RICS approves deal with Motorola Solutions for P25 system 18th August 2013 Contract would total about $280 million if all options are exercised; authority hopes to offload non-mission-critical communications to planned LTE network, in order to carry mission-critical voice communications over public-safety narrowband channels in the UHF and 700 MHz bands.
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