First and foremost, Tango Tango Push-To-Talk (PTT) is FirstNet-certified for both the Android operating system and iOS (Apple), not Android-only as stated in the list…
We will start this Advocate with an introduction to the “No Noise Task Force” (NNTF), which operates under the auspices of the Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC). The…
In this week’s Advocate, I will look at The FirstNet Authority’s expanding role as it works with countries around the world. Also this week, several federal organizations…
The following is a compilation of ideas I presented in a Mission Critical Communications article (August 2019) and in previous Advocates, along with updated information…
This week’s Advocate is made up of a series of shorter pieces covering items I think the public-safety community should to be aware of, starting with how…
Since the build-out of the FirstNet network began, many federal, state, and local public-safety agencies have become part of the growing number of entities using…
Last week, the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) issued a press release thanking the FCC Commissioners for their positive vote on the PSSA’s December 30,…
There is certainly a lot happening in the field of wireless communications. Next week I will be commenting on the recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…
Who knows more about what public-safety and critical-communications users need? I think the answer has changed several times over the years, and today it is…
Last week I listened to a webinar sponsored by the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) that was presented to the LTE/LMR Integration Committee, which…
This week’s Public Safety Advocate is the first to be dictated to my computer using the Nuance Dragon Professional speech-to-text program. Many of you may know that…
The Best of Andy takes a look back at an article from four years ago on Rural Broadband. Did we get it right? The issues…
Continuing with ATFN’s “Best of Andy” Here is one from a year ago. A lot of things have changed, some not so much. FirstNet I…
As Andy is unavailable for awhile, ATFN is re-posting a past article of his. The first in a possible series of “The Best of Andy”…
This week there are a number of items of interest for those involved in public-safety communications. A rugged handheld device company has given up on…