News FirstNet Leadership to Present Opening Remarks at Penton’s IWCE’s Critical LTE Communications Forum on November 2 in Chicago 24th October 2016 FirstNet Leaders to provide an update on its nationwide public-safety broadband network at Forum.
Commentary What the elimination of pdvWireless may indicate about the timing of the overall FirstNet project 20th October 2016 Just two weeks before FirstNet’s target date of Nov. 1 to announce the winning contractor, pdvWireless disclosed that its bidding team is no longer in contention. A review of federal procurement rules reveals that the notification also may indicate that Nov. 1 is not a realistic date to unveil the contractor—and that’s OK, as long as the procurement is executed properly.
News pdvWireless dropped from FirstNet consideration 19th October 2016 pdvWireless, one of three publicly confirmed companies leading a bidding team that was vying for the right to build FirstNet’s nationwide network for public safety, this week received official written notice that its proposal no longer is being considered for the FirstNet award, according to the company’s latest SEC filing.
News ESChat announces plans to support 3GPP mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) functionality in future versions of product 18th October 2016 Push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) provider ESChat announces plans to develop Mission Critical ESChat (MC-ESChat), which will provide “full compliance” with the new 3GPPP mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) standard as it evolves during the next few years.
IWCE: Tim Downs highlights key features of Critical LTE Communications Forum on Nov. 2-3 in Chicago 11th October 2016 Tim Downs, conference director for the Critical LTE Communications Forum, discusses key issues—from LMR-to-LTE migration to user applications—that will be discussed during educational sessions during the event. The Critical LTE Communications Forum will be conducted on Nov. 2-3 at the McCormick Center in Chicago. For more information and to register, visit http://www.criticalltecommunications.net/.
News Rivada will not bid on state RFPs until FirstNet announces nationwide contractor, co-CEO Ganley says 11th October 2016 Rivada Networks and Rivada Mercury will not consider submitting bids in response to any current or future state requests for proposals (RFPs) to build public-safety LTE radio access networks (RANs) until after FirstNet announces the winner of its nationwide RFP sometime next month, according to Rivada Networks co-CEO Declan Ganley.
News PTT-over-cellular improvements could impact new private LMR network builds within five years, speakers say 4th October 2016 Advancements in push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) services have evolved to a point where they represent a threat to private land-mobile-radio (LMR) networks, potentially resulting in the construction of new LMR networks dwindling noticeably during the next five years, two speakers said during a recent webinar about PoC offerings.
Commentary How should states prepare for FirstNet opt-out decision? 4th October 2016 Most states have not taken any formal actions to prepare for the FirstNet opt-out decisions that their governors are expected to make next year. There is a lot to consider, and approaches can vary dramatically—a fact that is evident in the three state requests for proposals (RFPs) that have been released to date.
Commentary First responders need access to life-saving, 3D location technology 29th September 2016 For public safety, the location of an incident and where its personnel resources are during a response are critical pieces of information. With this in mind, it is crucial that such data—including vertical-location information, with floor-level granularity—is made available to first-response agencies.
News Arizona becomes third state to issue RFP for statewide public-safety LTE network 28th September 2016 The state of Arizona releases a request for proposal (RFP) seeking bids to build and maintain a statewide public-safety LTE radio access network (RAN), if the state opts out of the FirstNet nationwide broadband system for first responders.
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