News Richard Stanek named as vice chair of FirstNet board 21st September 2018 FirstNet board veteran Richard Stanek is the new vice chair of the FirstNet board effective immediately, the FirstNet Authority announced today.
Commentary IWCE’s Critical LTE Communications provides two days of learning, discourse and networking 14th September 2018 By Stacey Orlick, Conference Director In just seven weeks, IWCE will host its third annual Critical LTE Communications Forum at the Four Points by Sheraton Chicago O’Hare. After a successful event in Dallas last year, we moved the event back to Chicago, where we’re expecting 250 leaders, technologists, government and enterprise attendees to participate in two days of panels, keynotes, […]
News Updated: New Apple iPhones support operation on Band 14 spectrum licensed to FirstNet 14th September 2018 Apple’s new iPhones that were announced this week are the device maker’s first product that support operation on 700 MHz Band 14—the spectrum licensed to FirstNet, which has contracted AT&T to build and maintain the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).
News Ed Horowitz named FirstNet chairman 5th September 2018 Veteran FirstNet board member Ed Horowitz will be the new chairman for the authority that is tasked with the buildout and maintenance of the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) that is being built by contractor AT&T, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced today.
News AT&T closes deal for AlienVault, appoints CEO as head of new cybersecurity unit 31st August 2018 AT&T completes its acquisition of cybersecurity firm AlienVault and established a new cybersecurity-solutions unit that will be led by AlienVault CEO Barmak Meftah, who says he wants AT&T to “simplify” cybersecurity, especially in the critical-infrastructure sector.
News Public-safety adoption of FirstNet spikes during the past month, according to AT&T 31st August 2018 FirstNet has seen a marked increase in public-safety agency adoption, with more than 1,000 subscribing to the service during the past month, according to officials from AT&T, which is tasked with building and maintaining the nationwide public-safety broadband network.
News Motorola Solutions unveils Critical Connect interop service to link ASTRO 25, carrier PoC communications 29th August 2018 Motorola Solutions announces the availability of Critical Connect, a cloud-based ISSI platform that is designed to support interoperability between public-safety agencies using ASTRO 25 and/or carrier-integrated push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) services without the need to purchase ISSI equipment.
News California county calls data throttling of firefighters ‘ridiculous,’ Verizon apologizes for ‘process failure’ 24th August 2018 Verizon officials apologize for a “process failure” that caused a Santa Clara County fire department unit’s broadband data speeds to be throttled significantly multiple times this summer while the unit tried to coordinate resources from throughout the state to fight the worst wildfire in California history—an action characterized as “ridiculous” by a county official.
News Verizon to lift wireless data caps on public safety next week, with immediate help for Hawaii, West Coast 24th August 2018 Verizon announces that its public-safety customers nationwide will be eligible for unlimited data plans with no data caps—and no price increase to existing subscription packages—starting next week, with the new plans being implemented immediately in Hawaii and on the West Coast to address expected near-term emergency situations.
News Initial MCPTT tests deliver ‘significantly better’ audio quality than LMR, according to Spirent 22nd August 2018 Mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) services will not be introduced commercially until late this year, but early tests of multiple vendors’ offerings exhibited “significantly better” audio-quality scores than land-mobile-radio (LMR) systems, according an official from Spirent Communications, which conducted the tests.
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