Dealer Profiles Harris introduces its first public-safety LTE smartphone, the rugged and glove-usable LMC-1000 21st March 2016 Harris unveils the LMC-1000, a ruggedized, multiband LTE handheld device that is designed for public safety, including features such as a dedicated push-to-talk button and a high-definition touch screen that enables functions to be accessed, even if the user is wearing gloves.
News Final set of answers to FirstNet RFP questions addresses pricing, opt-out network performance 21st March 2016 Public-safety users of FirstNet will receive “most favored customer” pricing and have a uniform customer experience throughout the system, including areas served by opt-out state networks, according to the final set of answers to written questions submitted to FirstNet about its request for proposal.
News FirstNet initiates $40 million grant program to relocate 700 MHz narrowband systems by August 2017 16th March 2016 FirstNet announces a $40 million federal grant program that is designed to help 15 public-safety entities move their existing LMR operations from the 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum that is licensed to FirstNet. The goal is to clear those airwaves by August 2017 for use by the contractor that will build and operate the proposed nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).
News 3GPP approves standard for mission-critical PTT (MCPTT) over LTE in Release 13 15th March 2016 Mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) functionality is now part of the LTE standard in Release 13, which was “frozen” by the 3GPP standards body last week in Sweden. As a result, MCPTT-capable equipment should be available for FirstNet when Release 13 is scheduled to be implemented as early as 2018.
News Black & Veatch to rebrand RCC Consultants business 15th March 2016 Less than eight months after buying RCC Consultants out of bankruptcy, Black & Veatch will rebrand the consulting unit as Black & Veatch while working to integrate and grow the new business.
News FirstNet highlights opportunities to communicate with potential offerors during conference 11th March 2016 At its final public meeting to address questions about its request for proposal (RFP) process for the deployment and operation of a nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), FirstNet officials note that bidders will have opportunities to continue asking questions and receive feedback until the contract is awarded.
News FirstNet addresses network performance, rural partnerships and post-RFP negotiations in latest Q&A 10th March 2016 An entire section of FirstNet’s request for proposal (RFP) that addresses the manufacturing location of equipment for the system was changed—an action related one of 64 answers to RFP questions that include clarifications about network performance, rural-coverage partnerships and post-RFP negotiations with bidders.
News FirstNet releases answers to third set of RFP questions 8th March 2016 Only a handful of changes were made to the FirstNet request for proposal (RFP) in last week’s third set of answers to inquiries about the procurement, but the responses do offer insights about how future expansions to the proposed nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) will be executed.
News FirstNet makes 33 RFP changes in answers to 122 questions 1st March 2016 FirstNet releases its second set of answers to questions about the request for proposal (RFP) that include 33 changes to the RFP on topics that include rural partnerships, cybersecurity, definitions, payment timing and a host of processes and administrative items.
News Dali Wireless unveils Matrix Public Safety indoor-coverage platform that supports P25, TETRA and LTE 26th February 2016 Dali Wireless announces Matrix Public Safety (Matrix PS), a modular platform that is designed to support existing land-mobile-radio technologies like P25 and TETRA, as well as LTE, which is positioned to be the next-generation broadband communications protocol for first responders throughout the world.
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