Long Term Evolution (LTE)

Motorola, Verizon collaborate on mobile broadband modem

• 7th August 2013

Motorola, Verizon collaborate on mobile broadband modem for first responders

• 7th August 2013

Motorola Solutions and Verizon jointly announced the development of the VML 700 LTE Vehicle Modem R1.1, which is designed to operate on Verizon’s 4G LTE network and on public/private Band 14 LTE networks.

Will LTE broadband replace public-safety, mission-critical LMR voice systems in 3-5 years? I don’t think so.

• 5th August 2013

FirstNet’s broadband network will offer public safety new tools to help accomplish the mission and, for many years, will supplement—rather than replace—public-safety land mobile radio.

PureWave announces Silicon Valley test of LTE small-cell technology for public safety

• 1st August 2013

PureWave Networks will conduct trials of its small-cell LTE technology in the Silicon Valley operating on the 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum that will be used to support the nationwide broadband network for first responders being built by FirstNet.

Antenna misalignment is becoming a bigger problem

• 18th July 2013

Solution from Sunsight can help alleviate antenna-alignment issues that are expensive for LTE network operators to correct.

FirstNet seeks comments on 10 RFIs by Aug. 30

• 11th July 2013

FirstNet issues 10 requests for information (RFIs) to solicit input from vendors and potential partners regarding the deployment and operation of the radio-access network (RAN) and the core network in the nationwide broadband system for first responders.

FirstNet: Making the numbers add up

• 27th June 2013

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) this year embarked on a monumental and unprecedented task, which is to build the first nationwide broadband communications network for first responders. One of the most challenging aspects of the project is one that will need to be tackled in the earliest stages: how to create an economic model that not only will result in the network being built, but also will ensure its long-term sustainability.

Dynamic Spectrum Arbitrage is the key for a sustainable FirstNet

• 25th June 2013

With the FirstNet board facing a funding shortfall to deploy a nationwide broadband network for first responders, Dynamic Spectrum Access could provide the necessary upfront fund to build the network and the ongoing revenue stream needed to ensure long-term sustainability.

Global ecosystem for public-safety LTE begins to look realistic

• 11th June 2013

The prospect of a global public-safety standard could have a massive impact on pricing for equipment and applications, if managed correctly.

UK seeks to replace TETRA with LTE as early as 2016

• 6th June 2013

Official says cost, not performance is the issue, and calls TETRA “extremely expensive” compared with the per-minute costs of commercial wireless air time.