Public Safety Advocate: Getting Rural Broadband Right
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 surrounding rural broadband coverage are…
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 surrounding rural broadband coverage are…
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 have been following FirstNet (Built…
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” I recently received an email…
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 ProSe while a Push-To-Talk (PTT)…
It has been a while since I heard people claiming FirstNet (Built with AT&T) will replace Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems. I had thought by now most of us, including…
Welcome to March 2021. If last month was any indication, this will be a very busy year for public-safety professionals, especially those providing communications to the public-safety community. I hope…
The last week in February is very busy for me. I am working to complete a number of projects and I am still looking for time to get back to…
Last week’s Advocate discussing the difference between FirstNet and commercial networks that concluded that FirstNet needs to continue to stand alone and not become part of a network of networks was one…
There is a lot going on during these early days of 2021. Broadband companies that did not bid on the FirstNet Request for Proposal are seeing how successful FirstNet is…
For more than ten years, scores of people, organizations, and federal, state, and local agencies have been using band aids to “fix” the digital divide and address poverty-level access to…
The goal of FirstNet was to provide nationwide broadband coverage for all first responders and to enable them to communicate among each other over a dedicated public-safety network. The Band-14…
Our new President and Vice-President will be sworn in on January 20, hopefully without incident. Then the real work will begin as the public-safety community looks forward to a Federal…
This second 2021 Advocate is the last before the swearing in of the new administration. This week, we look back at the Nashville Bombing and why there was a delay in restoring…
First and foremost, I hope everyone stayed safe during the holidays and many of our first responders received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. A number of things that…
There is no doubt 2020 will go down in history as one of the most difficult years the United States and the rest of the world has faced. However, we…