Commentary FirstNet faces monumental challenge as state consultations get set to begin 10th July 2014 To date, FirstNet has done a good job of keeping all of its options available by not making any commitments regarding its business plan or network design. But some key decisions in at least one of these areas will be needed to make significant progress on the other.
ITEC: Walt Magnussen discusses research for next-gen 911, public-safety LTE 9th July 2014 Walt Magnussen, director of the Texas A&M University Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center, talks about the research that has been conducted for next-generation 911 and public-safety LTE at the facility,
News Court rules that federal government owns Fitzgerald e-mails about FirstNet; appeal ‘highly unlikely’ 7th July 2014 FirstNet-related emails from Paul Fitzgerald—a FirstNet board member and the elected sheriff of Story County, Iowa—that were sent and received from his Story County e-mail account are the property of federal government and cannot be released to the public by the county, according to a federal court ruling.
Infographic Poll results: How would you assess the FirstNet term of Sam Ginn? 3rd July 2014 In our June poll, we asked you to assess the term of Sam Ginn, who is stepping down from his role as FirstNet chairman. Here are the results.
News FirstNet to begin first state-consultation meeting on July 31 1st July 2014 FirstNet is scheduled to conduct its first formal in-person, state-consultation meeting regarding a public-safety broadband network when it convenes with representatives from the state of Maryland beginning on July 31.
Video Motorola Solutions: Ryan Seick demonstrates prioritization scenarios for public-safety LTE 27th June 2014 Ryan Seick, Motorola Solutions’ product manager and lead applications manager for public-safety devices, demonstrates how the company’s priority-services manager platform allows dynamic reallocation of broadband resources to address bandwidth challenges in a series of potential incident scenarios.
News LA-RICS asks FCC for ‘immediate action’ on waiver request for 700 MHz reserve narrowband channels 26th June 2014 An official for the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) has requested that the FCC take “immediate action” on a longstanding LA-RICS waiver request to use 700 MHz reserve channels for its new P25 network to prevent “substantial delays” and “significant costs” in the deployment of the LMR system.
Commentary Could T-shirts, sports bras, socks help generate future revenue for radio dealers? 25th June 2014 Undergarments are probably among the last products that radio dealers traditionally would consider selling, but smart clothing that delivers sensor data regarding biometrics such as heart activity and impact information promise to be part of lucrative solutions that can be leveraged in a variety of enterprise scenarios.
News Earliest state plans for FirstNet could be ready in latter half of 2015, FirstNet official says 19th June 2014 FirstNet consultations with states and territories are expected to take more than a year, during which time answers to questions regarding eligible users, partnerships, 911 coordination and funding models will be sought, according to panel at the NENA conference.
Commentary Next-gen 911, FirstNet LTE visions appear to be a promising match 13th June 2014 Many think of next-gen 911 and public-safety LTE as separate initiatives, but they actually have a lot in common. In addition, each initiative will provide much greater functionality and efficiency if the other is in place at a given location..
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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