Public-Safety Broadband/FirstNet

News

Ginn: 2014 a ‘foundation’ year; deployments likely to begin in 2015

FirstNet chairman predicts that the first nationwide broadband network for first responders will be built, and says that he has been pleased with the board’s progress over the past 10 months.

News

Early public-safety LTE builders share lessons learned

One piece of advice offered: establish a governance structure before doing anything else–and act transparently. Funding and stakeholder education also are high on the list of challenges facing public-safety agencies mulling a move to FirstNet’s nationwide broadband network.

Video

Exelis C4i debuts mobile LTE solution

Brad Kay of Excelis C4i talks about the company's new deployable LTE solution, available in macro cell and pico cell formats, at the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) conference in Anaheim, Calif.

Commentary

FirstNet’s D’Agostino declares ‘we won’t fail,’ but doubts persist

FirstNet General Manager Bill D’Agostino says the effort to build a first-responder broadband network “won’t fail,” but the lack of tangible progress–in the form of network buildouts–could be a serious concern for both public safety and Congress in the near future.

Article

NTIA awards planning grants to four states for FirstNet initiative

Arizona, California, Iowa and Missouri receive a total of $12.5 million, which can be used for outreach and education in preparation for consulting with FirstNet regarding the nationwide broadband network for first responders that it is building.

Video

Northrop Grumman unveils its vision for applications

Mark Adams, director and principal architect of networks and communications for Northrop Grumman Information Systems, outlines his company’s proposal for an application ecosystem that could be used by FirstNet while on the floor of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) show in Anaheim, Calif.

News

LA-RICS approves deal with Motorola Solutions for P25 system

Contract would total about $280 million if all options are exercised; authority hopes to offload non-mission-critical communications to planned LTE network, in order to carry mission-critical voice communications over public-safety narrowband channels in the UHF and 700 MHz bands.

Article

FirstNet seeks the right mix

The authority has some really smart people working for it, and some tasty ingredients to work with–namely $7 billion and prime 700 MHz spectrum–but creativity will be needed to discover the recipe for success.

News

FirstNet special committee plans to issue first report in September

Focus will be on whether FirstNet board has acted openly and transparently; subsequent report will review contracting and conflict-of-interest allegations.

Education

FirstNet: Exploring the Future of Devices

While the initial focus of the effort to build the first nationwide broadband communications network for first responders will be on network design, already thought is being given to the devices that will operate on this vital network.

News

Ginn: 2014 a ‘foundation’ year; deployments likely to begin in 2015

News

Early public-safety LTE builders share lessons learned

Video

Exelis C4i debuts mobile LTE solution

Commentary

FirstNet’s D’Agostino declares ‘we won’t fail,’ but doubts persist

Article

NTIA awards planning grants to four states for FirstNet initiative

Video

Northrop Grumman unveils its vision for applications

News

LA-RICS approves deal with Motorola Solutions for P25 system

Article

FirstNet seeks the right mix

News

FirstNet special committee plans to issue first report in September

Education

FirstNet: Exploring the Future of Devices

Commentary

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