Commentary Band 14 in every cellular device? 12th June 2013 Including the band in every wireless device–phones, tablet computers, electric meters and more–should dramatically reduce the cost of chipsets, potentially create new funding mechanisms, and provide public officials with a vital alerting resource in emergencies that they don’t have today.
News FirstNet grants extension for BTOP recipients 12th June 2013 Entities have through July 12 to complete spectrum-lease negotiations; meanwhile, the deadline to spend grant money also is expected to be pushed back one year to September 2015.
Commentary Global ecosystem for public-safety LTE begins to look realistic 11th June 2013 The prospect of a global public-safety standard could have a massive impact on pricing for equipment and applications, if managed correctly.
News FirstNet special committee takes initial steps, readies for Fitzgerald interview 10th June 2013 Two subcommittees were formed, one to look into openness and transparency concerns, and another to examine conflict-of-interest allegations. FirstNet chairman Sam Ginn has vowed to implement committee recommendations, “whatever they are.”
News UK seeks to replace TETRA with LTE as early as 2016 6th June 2013 Official says cost, not performance is the issue, and calls TETRA “extremely expensive” compared with the per-minute costs of commercial wireless air time.
News FirstNet approves expanded budget, new leadership structure 5th June 2013 Authorized spending would increase to $20 miliion for FY2013, and paid staff will be hired; general manager Bill D’Agostino hopes to have his “leadership team” in place by September.
News FirstNet completes first half of regional meetings 4th June 2013 Meetings have been well attended, and have been “really informative in both directions,” said FirstNet board member Jeff Johnson.
News NYC evaluating responses to broadband RFI 4th June 2013 Dowd says exercise isn’t an indicator that city wants to do something separate from the nationwide public safety broadband network being built by FirstNet.
Article The current state of 911: Good, bad and ugly 3rd June 2013 A pessimist might look at the current state of the 911 sector and say that the future is cloudy, while an optimist might say that the future is bright. Oddly, both may be correct.
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