Public-Safety Broadband/FirstNet

FCC pursuing new spectrum policy for public-safety communications, official says

FCC officials are taking a new approach to public-safety spectrum policy, abandoning exclusive-use airwaves in favor of multi-purpose broadband frequencies that can be leveraged to support wireless communications for both first responders and the general public, according to an FCC official. David Furth, deputy chief of the FCC’s public-safety and homeland-security bureau, described the philosophical […]

AT&T exec highlights FirstNet performance amid COVID-19, spectrum interest

FirstNet performed well during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and AT&T is interested in acquiring mid-band spectrum to support the carrier’s wireless-broadband visions, an AT&T executive said yesterday. Jeff McElfresh, CEO of AT&T Communications—the telecommunications arm of the corporate giant—said the company internally adapted well to the limitations associated with COVID-19 health restriction and […]
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Motorola Solutions private broadband platform supports Anterix 900 MHz use, LTE-LMR integration

Motorola Solutions today announced its Private Broadband for Critical Infrastructure, a platform designed to let utilities, energy companies and other critical-infrastructure entities leverage disparate broadband and narrowband systems, including private LTE networks operating on 900 MHz spectrum licensed to Anterix. Last month, FCC commissioners approved the Anterix proposal to reconfigure narrowband 900 MHz spectrum in […]

COVID-19 measures underscore broadband needs across many critical sectors, speakers say

Availability of reliable broadband connectivity is proving to be a primary factor in determining what people can do during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing officials to reassess initiatives and policies in key areas like public safety, healthcare and education, according to experts speaking on recent panel about the subject. David Witkowski, executive director of the wireless-communications […]
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