Article Top 5 stories: Week of Aug. 17-21 25th August 2015 Here’s a look at the most popular stories on IWCE’s Urgent Communications from last week.
Video Hughes: Tony Bardo says satellite no longer ‘old, slow and expensive’ 25th August 2015 Tony Bardo, assistant vice president for government solutions at Hughes Network Systems, explains how the company’s Spaceway satellite solution can provide the backhaul needed to support public-safety LTE, such as when deployable systems are leveraged in areas outside of the fixed terrestrial network.
News FirstNet plans to release cybersecurity information this fall, Kennedy says 21st August 2015 FirstNet officials will provide information about the organization’s cybersecurity strategy this fall, beginning with its Industry Day next week, FirstNet President TJ Kennedy said this week during a panel session at the APCO 2015 show.
News Cox, Horowitz named as new FirstNet board members 20th August 2015 U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announces that Neil Cox and Edward Horowitz will serve as new board members for FirstNet—replacing Tim Bryan and Frank Plastina—and that Kevin McGinnis and Annise Parker have been reappointed to the board.
Video Oceus Networks: James Patterson discusses company’s role in New Jersey deployable LTE project 20th August 2015 James Patterson, vice president of public and federal solutions for Oceus Networks, details some of the design and engineering challenges associated with the deployable LTE sites—both systems on wheels (SOWs) and cells on wheels (COWs)—being leveraged in the New Jersey public-safety LTE system, which is scheduled to be completed by Sept. 30.
News Bryan does not seek reappointment to FirstNet board, cites potential perception for conflict of interest 20th August 2015 Rural telecom executive Tim Bryan says he did not seek reappointment to the FirstNet board, because he was worried that his full-time job could be perceived as a conflict of interest that might jeopardize the organization’s procurement as it tries to build a nationwide public-safety broadband network.
News Harris County to expand public-safety LTE network, other early builders prepare to complete projects 19th August 2015 Commissioners for Harris County, Texas, have approved $5.8 million in local funds to expand the county’s public-safety LTE network, while several other early-builder entities work to complete their broadband projects by the Sept. 30 deadline for the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), representatives said during a panel at the APCO 2015 show.
Video Harris-Nokia: Tim Romanelli, Dharmesh Tyagi highlight capabilities of new network-in-a-box platform supporting BeOn, other apps 19th August 2015 Tim Romanelli, business development manager of RF Communications at Harris, and Dharmesh Tyagi, system architect director for Nokia Networks, discuss the capabilities of the Nokia network-in-a-box solution that supports public-safety applications like Harris BeOn, which enables LTE voice interoperability with P25 networks and a host of other functions.
Video Mutualink: Joe Boucher demonstrates features of company’s collaboration platform within New Jersey public-safety LTE system 19th August 2015 Mutualink CTO Joe Boucher explains how his company’s tactical node and collaboration platform will be used in the New Jersey public-safety LTE early-builder project that utilizes deployable communications during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during APCO 2015 in Washington, D.C. The New Jersey project is scheduled to be finished by Sept. 30.
Clear skies or stormy weather on FirstNet’s horizon? 18th August 2015 FirstNet should consider satellite options as it seeks cost-effective methods to first responders with broadband coverage in vast rural and low-density locations.
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