News FirstNet fills key technical jobs, posts additional positions 6th August 2015 FirstNet has filled key roles for leading the cybersecurity strategy and monitoring the development of standards public-safety LTE standards, and the organization continues to seek technical personnel as it prepares a final request for proposal (RFP) that is scheduled to be released by the end of this year.
News Arizona FirstNet terminates deals with multiple contractors 4th August 2015 All contractors for Arizona FirstNet—the state entity charged with educating stakeholders in Arizona about the FirstNet project—abruptly had their contracts terminated last week, one of key contractors told IWCE’s Urgent Communications.
News FirstNet sets finance meeting for Aug. 6, special board meeting for Aug. 17, Industry Day for Aug. 27 4th August 2015 FirstNet announces a series of meetings in August, beginning with Thursday’s finance-committee meeting to discuss budget issues. FirstNet also has scheduled a special board meeting on Aug. 17 and the organization’s second Industry Day event, which will be conducted on Aug. 27.
Article Top 5 stories: Week of July 27-July 31 4th August 2015 Here’s a look at the most popular stories on IWCE’s Urgent Communications from last week.
Charlottesville, Va.: Charles Werner details IP-based voice, data initiatives for local fire department 29th July 2015 Charles Werner, fire chief for the city of Charlottesville, Va., discusses how his department is using the SyTech RIOS gateway solution to effectively extend the coverage of its LMR radio network to cellular networks, as well as leveraging Apple iPADs that let fire personnel access key data to enhance their response efforts.
FirstNet: Jeff Bratcher talks about new technical job opportunities in Boulder office 27th July 2015 Jeff Bratcher, deputy chief technology officer (CTO) for FirstNet, outlines the job opportunities that will become available in the organization’s CTO officer, which is based in Boulder, Colo. Two positions were posted last week on www.usajobs.gov.
News South Korea plans to deploy mission-critical PTT over LTE this year 23rd July 2015 Mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) over LTE is scheduled to be demonstrated and deployed later this year in South Korea, which is one of multiple international efforts to determine the viability of transitioning mission-critical voice for first responders from land mobile radio (LMR) technologies to LTE, according to a Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) official.
Article Top 5 stories: Week of July 13-July 17 21st July 2015 Here’s a look at the most popular stories on IWCE’s Urgent Communications from last week.
News Cost, coverage will be key to public-safety adoption of FirstNet, state officials say 16th July 2015 FirstNet is tasked with building a nationwide broadband network dedicated to public safety, but cost and coverage—not just prioritized service—will be critical factors in determining first responders’ willingness to subscribe to the much-anticipated FirstNet system, state officials said today.
News LA-RICS works toward September public-safety LTE deadline, struggles with RF-emissions opposition 14th July 2015 There is a lot of work to be done, but the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) still plans to complete the deployment of its public-safety LTE system by the end of September, although the project continues to receive opposition from groups claiming dangers from radio-frequency (RF) emissions.
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