Public Safety Advocate: FirstNet Ten-Year Anniversary—FCC Chair’s Speech, Awards, and Unified Push-To-Talk
I hear that a good time was had by all who celebrated the ten-year anniversary of the creation of FirstNet. I, on the other hand,…
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Public Safety Advocate: Survey, Happy Anniversary FirstNet, Less Expensive FirstNet Devices
We will be in Washington, DC next week to participate in a celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the signing of the bill that created FirstNet….
Public Safety Advocate: Surveys, Over-Hyping Products and Services, Problem Solving
First, I want to thank everyone who has responded to our survey. It will be up for a few more weeks, so please take a…
Public Safety Advocate: FirstNet Growth, Something Different
Last week I wrote about two FirstNet anniversaries that are coming soon. The first is the tenth anniversary of the FirstNet Authority and the FirstNet…
Public Safety Advocate: Two FirstNet Anniversaries, Not Your Father’s IoT Device, Ride-Along
Well, I missed an Advocate last week. When we returned from our mini-cation, Murphy was here to welcome us home. If you don’t know about Murphy, you…
Public Safety Advocate: PTT, Data Interoperability Today, —Part 2
In last week’s Advocate, I wrote about how far we have come in meeting our goal of interoperability and outlined some of the major items we still…
Public Safety Advocate: Resolutions to Enhance Public-Safety Communications – Part One
I trust you and yours had a great holiday season! As we move on to 2022, hopes are that Covid will finally be under control…
Public Safety Advocate: Last 2021 Issue of the Advocate, Holiday Wishes, My Comments on 4.9 GHz Filed with the FCC
Last 2021 Issue of the Public Safety Advocate Happy holidays to each and every one of you, whichever holiday you observe! As you celebrate, remember all…
Public Safety Advocate: Storms, Future Communications, FirstNet Gains
The only way to start this week’s Advocate is to thank all first responders, volunteers, and the many others who struggled to save lives in mid-America in…
Public Safety Advocate: FCC 4.9 GHz Reply Comments; FirstNet Authority and FirstNet (Built with AT&T)–Still Being Confused; Broadband/LMR PTT Nationwide Interoperability–Still Waiting
As you saw, last week we published the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance’s (PSSA) comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Eighth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking…
Public Safety Advocate: PSSA 4.9 GHz Filing with FCC, How to File
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance’s (PSSA) stay request for the previous FCC’s plan to take back the 50…
Public Safety Advocate: Throwback Thursday
This week’s Advocate is a throwback to 2017 when I wrote about the difference between network capacity requirements of commercial broadband networks and capacity requirements of public-safety…
Public Safety Advocate: Rural Broadband, ESChat and TAK.gov, Vision Conference
Rural Broadband As most of you know by now, the infrastructure bill was finally passed by the House last week. It had already been passed…
Public Safety Advocate: FCC’s Eighth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for 4.9 GHz, NG911 Funding Cut, Expanding Inbuilding Coverage, What If?
4.9 GHz As many are aware, last year the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided public safety was not making sufficient use of the 50 MHz…
Public Safety Advocate: FirstNet Record Adds, In-Vehicle FirstNet and LMR, NextNav’s New Partnership, Biden Nominates Rosenworcel
FirstNet (Built with AT&T) just closed out its best quarter for new users. Numbers at the end of September 2021 show 18,500 agencies and 2.8…