By James Careless In communications parlance, ‘5×5’ refers to radio signals that are perfectly clear and perfectly intelligible. In conference parlance, 5×5 is the short name of the Public Safety…
By James Careless Chief Russell believes 4.9 GHz should be protected for public safety with a centralized model under the FirstNet Authority while protecting the current incumbents. While this may…
By James Careless Ensuring clear, intelligible communications on noisy incident scenes has long been a problem for first responders and military users. This is why headset/microphone [headset] manufacturers have come…
By James Careless The problem of poor in-building communications experienced by first responders is nothing new. It goes back to the days of land mobile radios. But even in today’s…
By Richard Mirgon Let’s start with one basic fact. The Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) has said from day one, over three years ago, that existing users of 4.9 GHz…
By James Careless The fact that FirstNet provides first responders with dedicated, priority wireless broadband service across America is reason enough to use this system. That being said, there is…
By James Careless The April 8, 2024, eclipse came and went without any impact on the FirstNet nationwide public safety broadband network. This AT&T story shared on the AllThingsFirstNet.com website…
By James Careless On January 29, 2024, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Board approved a full 5G upgrade to the FirstNet wireless network, which currently operates on 4G/LTE….
By James Careless Push-to-Talk (PTT) is a vital function for first responder communications systems, be they on land mobile radio (LMR), commercial wireless (5G/4G/LTE), or Voice-Over-IP (VOIP via commercial wireless…
By Michael Barnbeck “Who should control the 4.9 GHz public safety spectrum?” The crux of the issue is whether this spectrum should be assigned to the FirstNet Authority, so all…