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.
Video General Dynamics C4 Systems provides 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.
News FirstNet Deputy GM Kennedy discusses outreach, innovation 12th September 2013 Priorities include establing a tool on the FirstNet website that will provide status updates and other pertinent information, as well as fostering innovation in public-safety applications. Meanwhile, Kennedy stressed that the nationwide broadband network will serve all first responders, not just those in big cities.
News SouthernLINC Wireless announces plan to build LTE network 12th September 2013 Key vendors already have been selected, with Ericsson providing the radio access network (RAN) and Cisco Systems supporting the multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) portion of the system. Its focus will be on data, as the company plans to continue operating its private iDEN network to provide mission-critical voice service to its affiliates.
News FirstNet extends spectrum talks with Texas, Harris County 10th September 2013 Extension to Nov. 26 comes after FirstNet and state officials agree that “substantial progress” has been made and a deal can be reached; meanwhile, the FCC extends to Nov. 26 the special temporary authority that is allowing to use Harris County Band 14 700 MHz airwaves for its public-safety LTE network, the only such network that currently is operating in the U.S.
Commentary FirstNet’s initial marching orders reveal a great deal about current direction 5th September 2013 When considered together, they represent a task list that is even more daunting than first thought, especially when one considers that they were given to a group of people that—for the most part—did not know one another a year ago.
Video Motorola’s Schassler discusses company’s role with BayRICS 5th September 2013 Bob Schassler, Motorola Solutions’ senior vice president of government solutions, talks about the company’s unique role in the San Francisco Bay area, where Motorola Solutions not only is the LTE vendor for the Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications Systems Authority (BayRICS) but also the recipient of federal grants to fund the project.
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 3 24th March 2024
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