Public Safety Advocate: Will 8,000 New Satellites End the Digital Divide?
FirstNet is required by law to build out in rural America as it builds out in larger markets. This was included in the law passed…
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Public Safety Advocate: Milestones and More
Last week marks the two-year anniversary of the FirstNet award to AT&T. It also marks a full year since the Public Safety core (heart of…
Public Safety Advocate: Return of FirstNet Authority and More
Sounds like a strange title until you realize that once the contract was awarded to AT&T to build and maintain the network, those in the…
Public Safety Advocate: Drive Tests, IWCE, and Palmyra Atoll
After a two-week interruption in my scheduled Advocates, this one will hopefully serve to get back on schedule and to convey what we have been doing…
Public Safety Advocate: Jumping the Gun, Unanswered Questions
Note: Because I will be out of the office on Thursday, the usual publication day for the Advocate, this issue is being sent to our subscribers…
Public Safety Advocate: Joining FirstNet
For the last year I have been receiving enquiries from readers and others about what is required to join FirstNet (Built with AT&T) and why…
Public Safety Advocate: Spreading the Word
It’s Valentine’s Day! I hope it is a good one for all of you. Last week’s Advocate drew many good comments about the lack of press…
Public Safety Advocate: Raising Awareness
Sometimes it can be a real challenge to come up with a subject I think would be of interest to my readers. This week seems…
Public Safety Advocate: FirstNet Integration
During the formation of FirstNet and then working with FirstNet to establish the goals of the network, it was always about fostering data and video…
Public Safety Advocate: Speeds and Feeds
Discovery Patterns is the company that graciously provides news searches. By reviewing the results, I can include a list of stories of interest along with…
Public Safety Advocate: CES and more News and Views
First, I must admit I did not attend the yearly Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that is held in Las Vegas in early January. In fact,…
Public Safety Advocate: 2019 Overview
As we start the New Year, I would like to once again let you know that what may seem to be an AT&T leaning on…
Public Safety Advocate: Looking Forward to 2019
Happy New Year to all of you! Hopefully, 2019 will be a great year for all of us including the public safety community of dispatchers,…
Public Safety Advocate: Part III ⏤ Devices and Applications
Since this is the last Advocate of 2018, I want to start with wishing all of you the best holidays ever, regardless of how or what you…
Public Safety Advocate: Part II — Coverage
Last week I looked at the state of the Push-To-Talk (PTT) situation and what I believe is needed to make PTT mission-critical-ready on FirstNet or…