Public Safety Advocate: FirstNet Back on Track (?)
Sat Mar 18 16:17:20 2017 The Public Safety community, FirstNet, and AT&T are all pleased that the U.S. Federal Claims judge ruled against Rivada. The court denied Rivada’s contention that…
Articles by Andrew Seybold
Yet Another Article on FirstNet Not Based on Fact
Trying to make the federal government look bad is one thing but attacking FirstNet, an organization of people working for sub-industry-standard salaries in order to serve the Public Safety community is not right.
Public Safety Advocate: While We Wait for FirstNet Revision 2
Thu Mar 9 17:03:53 2017 A few years ago I wrote about how Public Safety could begin to prepare for the addition of FirstNet to its communications capabilities. Since then we have…
Public Safety Advocate: FirstNet’s March Madness
Thu Mar 2 17:00:21 2017 As I write the first draft of this week’s Public Safety Advocate, I realize it is March 1, the date the Department of Justice (DOJ)…
Public Safety Advocate: Five-Plus Years of FirstNet!
Thu Feb 23 16:45:35 2017 FirstNet celebrates its five-year anniversary this month. The law that created FirstNet was signed by the President of the United States on February 22, 2012….
Public Safety Advocate: Congress Has a Problem Called The T-Band!
Thu Feb 16 14:43:27 2017 The T-band is in the 470–512-MHz portion of the radio spectrum and was part of the allocation for UHF TV channels 14-20. However, there was…
Public Safety Advocate: FirstNet Applications
Thu Feb 9 18:19:34 2017 Two weeks ago I wrote about the FirstNet network, then last week I wrote about the devices Public Safety will be using or could be…
Public Safety Advocate: LTE Devices
Thu Feb 2 17:18:10 2017 Last week’s Public Safety Advocate post was one of the most widely read in the past six months and the input I have been receiving…
Public Safety Advocate: FirstNet, LTE, and the Future
Thu Jan 26 17:56:27 2017 In June 2009, APCO International (APCO), The National Emergency Number Association (NENA), and The National Public-Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) publicly endorsed the wireless industry standard…
Public Safety Advocate: FirstNet Needs to Come Out of the Closet!
Thu Jan 12 18:53:23 2017 One comment made at the FirstNet board meeting caught my attention and that is that FirstNet, while becoming well known within Public Safety circles, has…
Public Safety Advocate: Will the New Administration’s Axe Impact FirstNet?
Thu Jan 19 17:06:47 2017 The latest news from the new administration’s transition team is that they plan to start chopping jobs within the federal government, reassigning functions to other…
Public Safety Advocate: A Look Back and A Look Forward
Thu Jan 5 18:37:58 2017 Happy New Year to all! I hope 2017 is the best ever for each and every one of us! Last year was both a good…
Public Safety Advocate Holiday Greetings
Wed Dec 21 10:29:44 2016 ’Twas the night before Christmas and through most of the land Band 14 was quiet as a mouse. No band 14 was playing in most…
Using the FirstNet Delay Effectively
Fri Dec 16 10:41:32 2016 It appears that the FirstNet RFP Partner winner will not be made public until the court has acted. If there is a follow-on appeal it…
Public Safety Advocate: Where FirstNet Stands
Fri Dec 9 15:00:32 2016 The smoke has cleared after the press reports of the Rivada Mercury court filing for being removed from the final phase of review of the…