News Original FirstNet board member Ed Reynolds passes away 4th January 2019 Former FirstNet Authority board member Ed Reynolds—a member of the initial FirstNet board named in 2012—died on New Year’s Day after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his obituary and information released by the FirstNet Authority. Reynolds was 71. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of frm. FirstNet Board member […]
News Public-safety LMR licensing activity sets new low during 2018 3rd January 2019 Land-mobile-radio (LMR) licensing activity remained relatively flat in 2018, with public-safety licensing hitting an all-time low for the second straight year and business-industrial activity experiencing a modest increase above last year’s record-low level, according to the FCC’s Universal Licensing System (ULS) database. Exact figures for the number of LMR licensing applications granted typically would not […]
News AT&T reps cite notable FirstNet subscriber boost, update buildout plans within California 21st December 2018 Nationwide FirstNet adoption has jumped significantly to more than 369,000 subscribers from more than 6,000 public-safety agencies, an AT&T official said last week during a presentation to the California First Responder Network (CalFRN) board. Abigail Baker, AT&T’s region manager for FirstNet consultation in California, Hawaii and Nevada, cited the figures during the Dec. 12 CalFRN […]
News Potential security issue with Kodiak push-to-talk offering has been fixed, AT&T says 21st December 2018 A security vulnerability in software associated with AT&T’s Enhanced Push to Talk [EPTT] that leverages the Kodiak platform owned by Motorola Solution has been eliminated, an AT&T representative this week told California First Responder Network (CalFRN). Abigail Baker, AT&T’s region manager for FirstNet consultation in California, Hawaii and Nevada, read a prepared statement about the […]
Commentary Change is coming: Location-technology predictions for 2019 19th December 2018 It’s that time of year again, when CEOs pull out their crystal balls to predict what will happen in our respective industries in the coming year. I won’t pretend that all my past prognostications have exactly come true, but I do take pride in the fact that the location-technology industry is constantly changing in reaction […]
News MCPTT ‘no longer just a theory,’ but off-network questions remain, according to webinar speakers 19th December 2018 Mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) services already have been deployed in real-world situations, and users should be confident in MCPTT voice when on a purpose-built LTE network, although the path to robust MCPTT when users are off network remains unclear, industry experts said during a recent webinar. AT&T has announced that FirstNet users should be able to subscribe […]
News AT&T exec emphasizes 2018 response efforts during FirstNet board meeting 14th December 2018 AT&T has deployed fulfilled 90 requests from FirstNet public-safety subscribers this year—several times more than the carrier fulfilled in its role as a commercial carrier the previous year, the AT&T executive in charge of the FirstNet system told the FirstNet Authority board yesterday. Chris Sambar, senior vice president, AT&T-FirstNet, said that AT&T established a Response […]
News AT&T announces Cradlepoint products as FirstNet Ready and able to migrate to 5G 14th December 2018 AT&T announced that, beginning today, FirstNet subscribers and AT&T business customers can use Cradlepoint in-office and rugged in-vehicle routers that leverage AT&T’s 5G Evolution technology immediately and provide an easy upgrade path to 5G in the future. “Uniting the unmatched benefits of FirstNet with the future promises of 5G can unlock a whole new world […]
News FirstNet ‘primarily’ being used for voice communications to date, AT&T exec says 12th December 2018 Most FirstNet public-safety subscribers are using their broadband connectivity to support voice communications, and AT&T is utilizing the installation of gear to support operations on the 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum licensed to FirstNet to help prepare the carrier’s introduction of 5G services next year, according to an AT&T executive. AT&T President of Operations Scott […]
News New FirstNet Chair Horowitz encouraged by progress, outlines ‘FirstNet 2.0’ plans 7th December 2018 Leaders of U.S. public-safety organizations are “thrilled” with AT&T’s development of the FirstNet system and want the FirstNet Authority to continue its advocacy for first responders—a cornerstone of the organization’s “FirstNet 2.0” strategy that will be unveiled next week, according to FirstNet board Chair Ed Horowitz. Since being named FirstNet board chair in late August, […]
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