News New Jersey public-safety LTE assets help Atlantic City use video to secure events 8th September 2015 JerseyNet—the New Jersey early-builder public-safety LTE project that operates on FirstNet’s 700 MHz spectrum—officially will not be launched for weeks, but the system’s dedicated broadband connectivity already is being used to let Atlantic City police use high-definition video to help secure key city events.
Commentary Federal-state-local talks today could enable better, smoother public-safety communications transitions in the future 3rd September 2015 What role should federal, state and local governments play in next-generation public-safety communications? It’s a critical question that deserves a thoughtful, comprehensive answer, not a hodge-podge of decisions from lawmakers, regulators and courts at all levels.
Article Top 5 stories: Week of Aug. 22-28 3rd September 2015 Here’s a look at the most popular stories on IWCE’s Urgent Communications from last week.
Commentary FirstNet sets bar high for cybersecurity while pursuing ambitious timeline 1st September 2015 At a time high-profile government and corporate entities are suffering data breaches on a regular basis, FirstNet officials want to develop a cybersecurity solution that will be effective long term, is affordable and can be executed without disrupting first responders from their primary missions. Sounds challenging, especially given FirstNet’s goal of issuing a final RFP—with cybersecurity—by the end of the year.
News FirstNet seeks to ‘rock the cyber world’ with security input via special-notice proceeding 1st September 2015 FirstNet will issue a special notice this month to initiate a proceeding that is designed to identify the cybersecurity requirements that will be included in the request for proposal (RFP) for the much-anticipated nationwide public-safety broadband network, FirstNet’s cybersecurity expert said during the Industry Day event last week.
News FirstNet shares more business-case information during Industry Day event 28th August 2015 Partnering with FirstNet is a way for wireless providers to gain access to valuable spectrum assets in less time and with less upfront costs than traditional methods, such as bidding in FCC auctions, FirstNet officials told industry representatives yesterday during an Industry Day event.
Oku Solutions: David Witkowski outlines highlights of LTE test & measurement webinar (available on demand) 27th August 2015 David Witkowski, chief solutions architect for Oku Solutions, highlights some of the topics he covered during Wednesday’s online learning session “Testing and Measurement of LTE Technologies,” including the role that LMR radio shops will play in FirstNet and tools that can be used to ensure that public-safety agencies get the coverage and throughput from an LTE provider (be it FirstNet or a commercial carrier) that they paid for.
Commentary Testing your LTE network is vitally important 27th August 2015 In IWCE’s online College of Technology webinar presented by David Witkowski of OKU Solutions, attendees can explore the testing and measuring LTE system coverage, capacity and performance. The webinar is available on demand.
News Panelists discuss current ransomware attacks, public safety’s need to coordinate cybersecurity efforts 27th August 2015 Cyber attacks on public safety are very real, and first-responder organizations need to cooperate to combat efforts to infect their systems and compromise sensitive data on IP-based systems, panelists said during cybersecurity session at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) 2015 conference.
Commentary Cybersecurity could be the biggest challenge for FirstNet, next-gen 911 25th August 2015 Industry engineers are making great progress developing IP-based solutions that address the myriad functionality needs of public safety and critical-infrastructure entities more efficiently. Whether they can develop solutions that also lower the risk of problems caused by software glitches and cyberattacks is a bigger question.
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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