“Awarded To: Andrew Seybold, For your outstanding vision, commitment and contributions to the critical communications industry” I am deeply humbled to have been only the second person to receive this…
The public safety community has been using wireless communications (wireless, land mobile radio, and digital technologies) since the early 1930s. For most of that time, public safety was struggling to…
The public safety community has been using wireless communications (wireless, land mobile radio, and digital technologies) since the early 1930s. For most of that time, public safety was struggling to…
Public Safety FirstNet (Built with AT&T); Existing and New Radio Systems Most of you know why the public safety community worked so hard for the spectrum and some money to…
Today there are more than 4 million users on the FirstNet network representing 23K+ agencies. If your agency has not yet joined FirstNet, here are some things to think about….
I have to admit that from year to year I have been overly optimistic about the status of various technologies needed by public safety. Upon learning where they rank, I…
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday regardless of what you celebrated and now you are rejuvenated and ready to return to work. As Advocate readers may recall, toward the…
Those who read last week’s Advocate are expecting the third article of the series in which I outline current and future devices for public safety covering Land Mobile Radio (LMR), LMR multichannel,…
Last week we spent our time examining networks, some of the functions that are necessary, and how networks are being expanded to add flexibility to the FirstNet network. This week…
Last week we spent our time examining networks, some of the functions that are necessary, and how networks are being expanded to add flexibility to the FirstNet network. This week…
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and remembered to thank those who worked through the holiday to keep us safe. What Is a Communications Hub? Descriptions found in Google…
FirstNet was created in 2012 and in early 2017, the FirstNet Authority awarded a contract to AT&T to build, maintain, and manage what was to become the first and only…
It’s always nice to be able to start an Advocate with good news, especially for both FirstNet and the public safety community. FirstNet (Built with AT&T) updated its subscriber numbers as follows:…
Last week in Part 1 of this Advocate, I covered a lot of history and hopefully provided insight into how long public safety has been looking for more good voice service….
Now for something different… This Advocate will be published in two parts starting this week and finishing next week. This first part features some history of LMR, other forms of…