News FirstNet CEO, AT&T official provide further details about 25-year contract for first-responder network 10th April 2017 ATT plans to provide “very aggressive” pricing for its FirstNet subscription packages, and the carrier has pledged $18 billion to ensure that the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) receives regular technological and coverage upgrades during the 25-year contract period, according to officials for AT&T and FirstNet.
Commentary What will happen at FirstNet during the next few years? Check out this timeline for potential answers 6th April 2017 With AT&T being awarded the 25-year contract to build the nationwide FirstNet system last week, here is a glimpse at the proposed milestones we may see during the next few years.
News AT&T, FirstNet officials provide new perspectives on governors’ ‘opt-out’ decision process 5th April 2017 AT&T and FirstNet officials provide new details about information that governors should consider when deciding whether their states and territories should accept the FirstNet deployment plan or choose to pursue the “opt-out” alternative.
News Court releases redacted decision in FirstNet case; Rivada Mercury disagrees with criticisms of its proposal 4th April 2017 Evaluators determined that Rivada Mercury’s proposal to build and maintain FirstNet’s nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) was “risky” because of uncertainty surrounding third-party funding, teaming agreements and its wholesale-broadband-market business plan, according to a court ruling released last Friday.
Video Motorola Solutions: Fred Chavis showcases prototype for LTE eNodeB, EPC and application server in a box 3rd April 2017 Fred Chavis, Motorola Solutions’ senior manager of public-safety LTE global trials, showcases the LXN-500, which houses an LTE eNodeB, evolved packet core (EPC) and application server in a single unit that is designed for use in remote and rural areas outside of the coverage footprint for a network provider like FirstNet.
News Officials promise preemption for public-safety subscribers across FirstNet and AT&T networks 31st March 2017 Public-safety subscribers in “opt in” states that accept the FirstNet deployment plan could have preemptive priority on FirstNet’s 700 MHz Band 14 network and throughout AT&T’s vast commercial networks by the end of the year, FirstNet and AT&T officials said yesterday.
News It’s official: AT&T awarded historic FirstNet contract 30th March 2017 AT&T has been awarded the 25-year contract to build, maintain and operate FirstNet’s nationwide public-safety network (NPSBN), U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced today during a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
News FirstNet, NTIA officials provide insights to ‘opt-out’ process on eve of award announcement 30th March 2017 States and territories will have critical financial-obligation information regarding payments to FirstNet for the use of spectrum and core network assets as governors decide whether their states should pursue the ‘opt-out’ alternative to the nationwide FirstNet deployment, officials for FirstNet and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said yesterday.
Video KNect365: Jackson Szabo discusses upcoming mission-critical-communications trade shows, highlights European public-safety LTE initiatives 30th March 2017 Jackson Szabo, senior producer for KNect 365, talks about this week’s soft launch of a new series of mission-critical-communications trade shows during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson at IWCE 2017. In addition, Szabo outlines a series of public-safety LTE initiatives in Europe while offering comparisons to FirstNet in the United States.
News Hytera: Steve Cragg showcases prototype of company’s new DMR-LTE multimode handset 30th March 2017 Steve Cragg, sales director for Hytera America, showcases the company’s newest prototype, a hybrid DMR-LTE multimode device that also supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The device is expected to be commercially available in the United States early next year.
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