News Adams County equips first public-safety vehicle with Band 14 LTE 6th November 2014 As ADCOM911 in Adams County, Colo., nears the completed deployment of its public-safety LTE network using 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum leased from FirstNet, the county today announced that it has its first police car operating on the much-anticipated broadband communications system.
News Public-safety groups disagree on ‘public-safety entity’ definition, including utility usage of FirstNet 6th November 2014 Two key public-safety communications organizations—the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) and the National Public-Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC)—express opposing views on the subject of whether critical-infrastructure entities such as utilities should be considered public-safety entities that could be eligible for priority access to the 700 MHz broadband system being built by FirstNet.
News Newscan: FirstNet moving quickly to analyze public-notice, RFI responses 4th November 2014 Web RoundupItems from other news organizations FCC reportedly close to reclassifying ISPs as common carriers as part of hybrid approach to Net Neutrality Lenovo wraps up deal to buy Motorola Mobility smartphone unit from Google Before FirstNet: Federal/state collaborative vision tested on Hawaiian 700 MHz Band 14 LTE pilot network Fusion centers: Have they found […]
Video Dali Wireless: Gary Spedaliere highlights features of company’s digital DAS solution 4th November 2014 Gary Spedaliere, senior director of technical sales for Dali Wireless, describes the features of the company’s flexible digital DAS solution during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during the recent HetNet Expo in Chicago.
News LA-RICS helped by 700 MHz narrowband order, set to begin LTE network deployment next week 28th October 2014 The Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) welcomes spectrum aid provided in the FCC’s recent 700 MHz narrowband ruling, but more channels are needed for its new P25 system to match the capacity of its existing LMR network, according to LA-RICS Executive Director Patrick Mallon.
Commentary Partnerships are much more than contracts—an important distinction for FirstNet 23rd October 2014 By Andrew M. Seybold. Partnerships are vital to FirstNet. Given this, FirstNet must have the ability to seek out and discuss potential partnership agreements, without having to resort to RFI/RFP rigid rules and regulations that hamper all those who work in the federal environment.
Commentary What’s in a name? For FirstNet, “public-safety entity” definition is critical to system planning, business model 16th October 2014 On the surface, FirstNet’s proceeding asking for input on what should be a “public-safety entity” might sound trivial. In reality, the answer may not be as straightforward as some initially might think, and the final determination promises to have significant ramifications on FirstNet’s network design and self-sustaining funding plans.
News Top 5 stories: Week of Oct. 6 – 10 14th October 2014 Here’s a look at the most popular stories on IWCE’s Urgent Communications from the last week.
Education Public-Safety Broadband: The State of the States 2 7th October 2014 In the second of our quarterly webinars examining FirstNet-related progress being made in various states and territories, we examined a number of different areas, including early returns from the state-consultation process, early partnership efforts, and outreach strategies being employed in various states.
Commentary FirstNet is not a master of its own fate 7th October 2014 Overreaction by some within the federal government to allegations made by former FirstNet board member Paul Fitzgerald have cost the organization valuable time in its quest to design and build a nationwide broadband network for public safety.
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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