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In-building coverage critical for public-safety personnel and the people they protect, panelists say

Fourteen years after 9/11, providing optimal public-safety communications inside buildings remains an unsolved problem, especially in the case of multi-level buildings in densely-populated areas, speakers on the APCO 2015 “Making Buildings Safer Through Wireless Technology” panel said yesterday.

Black & Veatch: Marty Travers explains plan to fulfill existing RCC Consultants contracts

Marty Travers, telecommunications president for Black & Veatch, discusses his company’s recent purchase of RCC Consultants and plans to fulfill existing contracts during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson.

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FirstNet committee recommends $126 million budget with spectrum-relocation, cybersecurity funding

FirstNet’s finance committee recommends that the full board adopt a $126 million budget for the 2016 fiscal year that would fund the ongoing request-for-proposal (RFP) process, cybersecurity efforts and a grant program to pay for the spectral relocation of 700 MHz narrowband systems currently operating in Band 14.

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FirstNet fills key technical jobs, posts additional positions

FirstNet has filled key roles for leading the cybersecurity strategy and monitoring the development of standards public-safety LTE standards, and the organization continues to seek technical personnel as it prepares a final request for proposal (RFP) that is scheduled to be released by the end of this year.

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ITEC: Walt Magnussen outlines Texas CSEC initiative to help PSAPs assess NG911 options

Walt Magnussen, director of the Texas A&M University Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center (ITEC), describes the Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC) initiative, which is designed to help public-safety answering points (PSAPs) by giving them independent information on next-generation 911 options.

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Black & Veatch buys assets of RCC Consultants for $3.1 million

Black & Veatch purchased most assets of RCC Consultants for an estimated $3.1 million—$1 million more than the expected collectible accounts receivable—in a deal approved by a New Jersey bankruptcy court and closed on Friday, July 31.

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FCC task force suggests NG911 funding model that includes fees for broadband connections

Funding options based on assessing “technology neutral” 911 fees based on broadband connections and addressing issues with collecting 911 fees from prepaid wireless phones were discussed Monday’s meeting of the FCC Task Force on Optimal PSAP Architecture (TFOPA).

FirstNet: Jeff Bratcher talks about new technical job opportunities in Boulder office

Jeff Bratcher, deputy chief technology officer (CTO) for FirstNet, outlines the job opportunities that will become available in the organization’s CTO officer, which is based in Boulder, Colo. Two positions were posted last week on www.usajobs.gov.

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Black & Veatch bids more than $3 million to buy RCC Consultants assets out of bankruptcy as early as this week

A key point in RCC Consultants’ bankruptcy saga could be determined this week, when the consulting firm’s business and assets could be bought by Black & Veatch (B&V) for a purchase price between $3.1 million and $3.5 million, according to a motion filed by RCC Consultants in its bankruptcy court.

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Cost, coverage will be key to public-safety adoption of FirstNet, state officials say

FirstNet is tasked with building a nationwide broadband network dedicated to public safety, but cost and coverage—not just prioritized service—will be critical factors in determining first responders’ willingness to subscribe to the much-anticipated FirstNet system, state officials said today.

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In-building coverage critical for public-safety personnel and the people they protect, panelists say

Black & Veatch: Marty Travers explains plan to fulfill existing RCC Consultants contracts

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FirstNet committee recommends $126 million budget with spectrum-relocation, cybersecurity funding

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FirstNet fills key technical jobs, posts additional positions

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ITEC: Walt Magnussen outlines Texas CSEC initiative to help PSAPs assess NG911 options

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Black & Veatch buys assets of RCC Consultants for $3.1 million

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FCC task force suggests NG911 funding model that includes fees for broadband connections

FirstNet: Jeff Bratcher talks about new technical job opportunities in Boulder office

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Black & Veatch bids more than $3 million to buy RCC Consultants assets out of bankruptcy as early as this week

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Cost, coverage will be key to public-safety adoption of FirstNet, state officials say

Commentary

September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track

Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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Check out key takeaways from Disaster Management Symposium webinars, register to view archives

Video: Opening of the Expo Hall on day three of IWCE 2023

Lynk CEO Charles Miller: The sky’s the limit

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