News Newscan: Andrew Seybold on FirstNet partnerships 10th April 2014 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Andrew Seybold on FirstNet partnerships Microsoft ends support for Windows XP Verizon Wireless to buy Cincinnati Bell’s AWS spectrum Mississippi county eyes 911 upgrade Big Oil, railroads keeping first responders in dark on volatile cargoes Is the U.S. headed toward a cyber Cold War with China? California ruling […]
Commentary Industry’s LMR loyalties remain, but rapid LTE development continues 10th April 2014 LMR may be the mission-critical voice technology for years to come, but many industry players are taking bold steps to ensure that they are prepared for an LTE-centric future, as well.
News Mission-critical VoLTE gear could be available in 2018 4th April 2014 Equipment supporting standardized mission-critical voice over LTE (VoLTE) should be commercially available in 2018, while mission-critical voice solutions outside the standard could be offered in the marketplace years before that, an Alcatel-Lucent official said last week during an IWCE session.
American Tower: Company optimistic about wireless market, FirstNet 3rd April 2014 Tom Gramaglia, American Tower’s vice president of business development, discusses the healthy wireless market and the potential opportunities associated with the FirstNet initiative to provide broadband connectivity to public safety.
News FirstNet board members Dowd, Johnson share visions for broadband system 3rd April 2014 FirstNet board members Jeff Johnson and Charles Dowd express optimism about the organization and offer personal perspectives on many aspects of the proposed nationwide broadband network for public safety during a session at IWCE 2014.
News FirstNet names Gwinn as CIO 2nd April 2014 FirstNet names Jim Gwinn as the organization’s chief information officer (CIO), a role that calls for him to oversee the internal communications and support functions for FirstNet, according FirstNet General Manager Bill D’Agostino.
Commentary IWCE panel reveals steep hill to climb for states choosing opt-out route 1st April 2014 IWCE panel details various steps involved in the FirstNet opt-in/opt-out decision that each governor will have to make, including some factors that may have been overlooked before.
NVIS Communications: How HF radio can provide a ‘safety net’ to FirstNet 31st March 2014 John Rosica, president of NVIS Communications and Barrett Communications Consulting, explains how HF communications has evolved in recent years and the potential for the technology to provide a communicaitons “safety net” to first responders when the FirstNet system is unavailable.
News IWCE panel: Preparation key to states making good opt-in/opt-out decision on FirstNet 31st March 2014 It’s too early for states and territories to choose whether to opt in to FirstNet or build a public-safety broadband network for itself, but officials for these jurisdictions should be conducting due diligence as quickly as possible, so they will be ready when the opt-in/opt-out decision has to be made, according to an IWCE panel on the subject.
News ‘We will deliver,’ FirstNet GM tells IWCE audience 27th March 2014 FirstNet will plan carefully and be transparent in its efforts to deploy a nationwide broadband system for first responders, and “we will deliver this network for public safety,” FirstNet General Manager Bill D’Agostino said yesterday during the afternoon keynote session at IWCE 2014.
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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