News Newscan: Wells Fargo Securities analyst projects AT&T, Verizon, Rivada as FirstNet bidders 24th May 2016 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Wells Fargo Securities analyst projects AT&T, Verizon, Rivada as FirstNet bidders House defense bill elevates cyber force, defying White House T-Mobile: We’ll start to use incentive-auction spectrum ‘at the end of 2017’ Hacker thrown in jail for reporting security flaws about Slovenian TETRA police system Where the 2016 […]
Commentary Anticipation increases as FirstNet-proposal countdown hits the one-week mark 24th May 2016 FirstNet proposals are due in a week, on May 31. What will we learn on that day, and during the weeks that follow?
News Cybersecurity experts outline challenges associated with FirstNet, other public-safety communications 19th May 2016 FirstNet plans to provide state-of-the-art cybersecurity by employing innovative methods that offerors are expected to propose in the request-for-proposals (RFP) process, but the entire public-safety community needs to take action to help ensure that subscriber agencies are not negatively impacted by cyberthreats, according to a panel of cybersecurity experts.
Commentary Ten years after O’Brien proposal, there is light at the end of the tunnel for public-safety broadband communications 17th May 2016 Today marks the 10th anniversary of Morgan O’Brien unveiling his public-safety broadband vision during his IWCE 2006 keynote. Things did not progress as O’Brien outlined at the time, but many of the core principles presented that day are now part of FirstNet, which in two weeks is scheduled to receive proposals from teams willing to build and maintain a nationwide public-safety broadband network.
Commentary FirstNet is coming. Are you prepared? 16th May 2016 FirstNet is inching its way toward creating a nationwide wireless broadband network that will vastly improve the delivery of public safety services to 320 million people. With numerous trials underway, many of the public-safety officials we’ve spoken with are anxious to get started, but they’re just not sure where to begin.
Commentary Decision makers need to consider many layers when determining future role of mission-critical voice over LTE 12th May 2016 Will mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) over LTE replace LMR services for first responders? The answer is not clear, but it is important that decisions are made based on accurate information, not on outdated statements that do not reflect recent technological developments.
Commentary As technology changes rapidly, policies lag too far behind 5th May 2016 A lot is happening in the technology arena, with innovations happening constantly in the IP and wireless sectors. But policy development lags well behind technology advances, and that could be dangerous as the new applications are used in more critical settings.
PSCR: Dereck Orr highlights features of annual stakeholders meeting in June 2nd May 2016 Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Program Manager Dereck Orr outlines hot topics and new features that will be included in the organization’s annual stakeholder meeting, which will be conducted June 7-9 in San Diego.
News FirstNet changes contracting officer for nationwide RFP 29th April 2016 FirstNet announces a change in the contracting officer who would execute the deal with a contractor to be selected this year as part of a evaluation process that will begin in earnest after May 31, the deadline for offeror teams to make their proposals to build and maintain a nationwide public-safety broadband network.
News Florida county realizes benefits of integrated text-to-911 capability 28th April 2016 Integrated text-to-911 service has proven to be beneficial to citizen in Collier County, Fla., and has not been a burden to telecommunicators in the local public-safety answering point (PSAP), according to a key county official.
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 3 24th March 2024
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