News Alaska becomes 16th state to ‘opt-in’ to FirstNet 30th August 2017 Alaska Gov. Bill Walker announces his decision to accept the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of his state, making Alaska the 16th state—not including the U.S. Virgin Islands territory—to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News Network providers work to overcome communications challenges caused by Harvey 29th August 2017 Hurricane-force winds during the weekend and unprecedented flooding have created significant challenges in southeast Texas during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, but communications for public safety and commercial carriers largely have been maintained, according to multiple sources.
News NTIA issues final rule for its review of FirstNet fees 29th August 2017 The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) publishes its final rule outlining the criteria and processes for it annual review of fees established and collected by FirstNet—a review that will not include an assessment of end-user fees for subscriptions, according to an NTIA spokesman.
News Motorola Solutions completes deal for Kodiak Networks 28th August 2017 Motorola Solutions announces that it has completed its purchase of Kodiak Networks, the push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) provider that has partnered with AT&T and other carriers to offer carrier-integrated PTT solutions that have complemented or replaced land-mobile-radio (LMR) systems during the past few years.
News Hawaii becomes 15th state to ‘opt-in’ to FirstNet 27th August 2017 Hawaii Gov. David Ige has decided to accept the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of his state, making Hawaii the 15th state—not including the U.S. Virgin Islands territory—to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News NTIA officials outline expected process associated with reviews of states seeking FirstNet ‘opt-out’ 25th August 2017 Governors will have the most crucial financial information when they receive final state plans from FirstNet next month, but the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) review process may not be finalized until later, according to NTIA officials.
News AT&T issues statement regarding position in debate on public-safety-grade definition 23rd August 2017 AT&T will meet FirstNet’s requirements for its nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), but the carrier is “hesistant to say that there is complete definition set in stone” about what constitutes a public-safety-grade system, according to a statement released by AT&T on Tuesday.
News FirstNet officials say advocacy for public safety is key role in the future 22nd August 2017 FirstNet will continue to work with public-safety representatives to ensure that its nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) evolves to meet first responders’ needs during the next 25 years, according to FirstNet officials.
Q&A with Alex Richardson of IHS Markit about control-room, public-safety trends 18th August 2017 Alex Richardson, author of IHS Markit’s 2017 Command & Control Rooms Report, provides background on several key trends in the critical-communications industry, including control-room consolidation, leverging cloud solutions, shifts to IP-based broadband technologies, and greater sharing of data, video and resources throughout the industry.
Video Motorola Solutions: Ben Ansell highlights features of body-worn video device, 360-degree in-car camera 18th August 2017 Ben Ansell, Motorola Solutions’ global product marketing manager for public-safety devices, showcases two of the company’s video cameras: a multipurpose body-worn camera, and the Sr600, an in-car camera that generates 360-degree video at high resolutions.
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