Webinars

Making Bandwidth a Commodity: What it means to the commercial market and public safety

• 19th March 2014

Today, most bandwidth connectivity is provided through a handful of powerful incumbents in a given location. What if bandwidth could be bought and sold—to large entities and new entrants—like other valued commodities, such as electrical power and food products?

How Critical-Infrastructure Enterprises Are Making The Migration To IP Solutions

• 4th March 2014

Almost all forms of communications are moving to an Internet Protocol (IP) platform, but that doesn’t mean that making the transition to IP is easy. This is especially true for critical-infrastructure entities that must ensure that the reliability of their legacy communications—much of which was based time-division-multiplexing (TDM) technology

Enjoy the FirstNet promise today

• 2nd December 2013

There is considerable industy speculation about IP voice over broadband to smart devices, most of which is focused around the development of the FirstNet broadband network for first responders. What many don't realize is that technology available today connects smart mobile devices over coast-to-coast broadband networks to mission-critical LMR networks in almost every possible use-case scenario.

Interoperability: Does the reality match the vision?

• 10th October 2013

The APCO Project 25 digital radio standards suite and NENA's i3 next-generation 911 architecture are designed in large measure to ensure interoperable communications between disparate systems and equipment. However, market forces often result in the reality regarding interoperability to be quite different than the original vision.

In this webinar, an expert panel will explore the current state of interoperability. Key questions that will be addressed include:

FirstNet: Exploring the Future of Devices

• 14th August 2013

While the initial focus of the effort to build the first nationwide broadband communications network for first responders will be on network design, already thought is being given to the devices that will operate on this vital network.

FirstNet: Making the numbers add up

• 27th June 2013

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) this year embarked on a monumental and unprecedented task, which is to build the first nationwide broadband communications network for first responders. One of the most challenging aspects of the project is one that will need to be tackled in the earliest stages: how to create an economic model that not only will result in the network being built, but also will ensure its long-term sustainability.

TETRA: Exploring use cases, myths and misconceptions

• 28th February 2013

Learn about instances under which TETRA makes the most sense in the U.S. and Canada, specifically for utilities, transportation entities and public safety (in Canada).

Next generation communications: What does it mean to you? Part 1: Where are we today?

• 15th March 2012

In Part 1, we will review the reallocation of the 700 MHz D Block to public-safety and the role of the NTIA in the network buildout.