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.
News FirstNet Chair Sue Swenson, Vice Chair Jeff Johnson resign from authority’s board 20th August 2018 FirstNet Chairwoman Sue Swenson and Vice Chairman Jeff Johnson retired from the FirstNet board effective today, although both Swenson and Johnson—part of the original FirstNet board named in 2012—were eligible to serve another year on the FirstNet Authority board.
News Verizon calls for greater interoperability with FirstNet, says public-sector business still growing 17th August 2018 Verizon continues to seek AT&T and FirstNet agreement on higher levels of interoperability to support first-responder communications, although no such discussion have occurred to date, according to Verizon officials.
News FirstNet board approves $81 million operating budget, allocates money for future network investments 15th August 2018 FirstNet board members unanimously approve an $81 million operating budget for the 2019 fiscal year, as well as putting another $81 million in a new reserve fund and $79 million in a fund designed to pay for network reinvestment as part of the organization’s sustainable business model.
Video Anritsu: Jeremy Davis highlights techniques for measuring RF coverage inside buildings 15th August 2018 Jeremy Davis, a field application engineer for Anritsu, explains how the company has worked with TRX Systems to develop an RF-coverage mapping solution for inspectors and facility owners that works inside buildings, where GPS often is ineffective.
News Newscan: UK Home Office makes progress toward new ESN product and service timeline 15th August 2018 Web RoundupItems from other news organizations UK Home Office makes progress toward new ESN product and service timeline Statewide 911 system outage blamed on third-party vendor Boston Police Department plans body-camera expansion Sprint and LG say they’re building the first U.S. 5G smartphone Two 11-year-olds changed election results on a replica Florida state election website […]
Video General Dynamics: Mark Raczynski showcases FirstRunner deployable LTE system 15th August 2018 Mark Raczynski, General Dynamics Mission Systems’ business development lead and product manager for public-safety deployable systems, details the features of the FirstRunner, a 550-pound LTE deployable solution that fits into standard elevators and escalators and can be operational within 30 minutes of arriving at a scene.
Video VNC: Keith Kaczmarek showcases IOPS-compliant Band 14 LTE network in an 8-pound backpack 15th August 2018 Keith Kaczmarek, Virtualnetcom (VNC) board member and senior vice president of strategy, explains how VNC’s RAID Direct Access Response Terminal can be carried easily by first responders to provide a “bubble” of LTE coverage in locations where terrestrial networks are unavailable.
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