Commentary FirstNet’s role as spectrum licensee critical as states consider opt-out alternative 18th March 2015 FirstNet’s relationship with opt-out states or territories is explored in a public notice released last week. It includes a lot of legal detail, but interested parties should remember the fundamentals associated with FirstNet’s role as the spectrum licensee.
FirstNet: Ed Parkinson highlights FirstNet-oriented sessions at IWCE 2015, networking opportunities 18th March 2015 Ed Parkinson, FirstNet’s director of governmental affairs, outlines some intriguing sessions associated with FirstNet at IWCE 2015.
FirstNet: TJ Kennedy talks about FirstNet’s upcoming schedule, plans for IWCE 2015 18th March 2015 FirstNet Acting Executive Director TJ Kennedy outlines FirstNet’s busy upcoming schedule and discusses what he hopes to learn this week while attending IWCE 2015. On Wednesday, Kennedy will deliver a keynote address at 12:30 p.m. at the show.
News Misconceptions about FirstNet could lead to some early disappointment, panelist says 17th March 2015 Initial state-consultation meetings have revealed a wide variety of perceptions at multiple levels about what FirstNet should be, so managing expectations promise to be a challenge during the early days of the much-anticipated public-safety broadband network, according to a panelist at IWCE 2015.
Commentary Congressional hearing on FirstNet offers fresh insight into potential opportunities, challenges for commercial partners 12th March 2015 Carriers, vendors, owners of network infrastructure, and other entities that wish to partner with FirstNet should keep in mind some of the key opportunities and challenges about business opportunities with FirstNet that could be gleaned from this week’s hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee.
News FirstNet’s Swenson to Congress: Final RFP due this year, ‘we should be shot’ if 2022 goal not met 11th March 2015 FirstNet Chairwoman Sue Swenson testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee that FirstNet plans to issue its final request for proposal (RFP) by the end of this year and that “we should be shot” if the much-anticipated nationwide broadband network for first responders is not operational by 2022.
Commentary FirstNet takes first step toward getting down to business 10th March 2015 Does FirstNet have the right to take excess revenue generated in an “opt-out” state to use elsewhere in the nation? The answer promises to have a significant impact on FirstNet’s business mode, how bidders approach FirstNet’s final request for proposal (RFP), and the relationship between FirstNet and the states/territories.
Rivada Networks: Chris Moore talks about IWCE demo of “answer to the business model for FirstNet” 10th March 2015 Chris Moore, senior vice president, discusses the company’s demonstrations during next week’s IWCE 2015 show of its dynamic-spectrum-arbitrage technology, which he says “really is the answer to the business model for FirstNet.”
News FirstNet board initiates public-notice proceeding on relationship with ‘opt-out’ states 9th March 2015 FirstNet board members approve a public notice that seeks input on FirstNet’s relationship with states and territories that choose the “opt-out” option, including how revenues generated by opt-out states can be used. Policies associated with these topics could have a significant impact on FirstNet’s efforts to establish a business model that ensures long-term sustainability, according to FirstNet Chairwoman Sue Swenson.
iCERT: Bill Schrier discusses cybersecurity issues for 911, FirstNet 9th March 2015 Bill Schrier, the FirstNet single point of contact for the state of Washington and former CTO for the city of Seattle, outlines some of key topics addressed during last week’s cybersecurity forum hosted by the Industry Council for Emergency-Response Technologies (iCERT).
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