The public safety community has been using wireless communications (wireless, land mobile radio, and digital technologies) since the early 1930s. For most of that time, public safety was struggling to…
The public safety community has been using wireless communications (wireless, land mobile radio, and digital technologies) since the early 1930s. For most of that time, public safety was struggling to…
Today there are more than 4 million users on the FirstNet network representing 23K+ agencies. If your agency has not yet joined FirstNet, here are some things to think about….
I have to admit that from year to year I have been overly optimistic about the status of various technologies needed by public safety. Upon learning where they rank, I…
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday regardless of what you celebrated and now you are rejuvenated and ready to return to work. As Advocate readers may recall, toward the…
Last week we spent our time examining networks, some of the functions that are necessary, and how networks are being expanded to add flexibility to the FirstNet network. This week…
Last week we spent our time examining networks, some of the functions that are necessary, and how networks are being expanded to add flexibility to the FirstNet network. This week…
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and remembered to thank those who worked through the holiday to keep us safe. What Is a Communications Hub? Descriptions found in Google…
FirstNet was created in 2012 and in early 2017, the FirstNet Authority awarded a contract to AT&T to build, maintain, and manage what was to become the first and only…
Last week in Part 1 of this Advocate, I covered a lot of history and hopefully provided insight into how long public safety has been looking for more good voice service….
Now for something different… This Advocate will be published in two parts starting this week and finishing next week. This first part features some history of LMR, other forms of…
After doing serious damage to Puerto Rico, which still has no power, hurricane Ian hit the west coast of Florida last week and then moved east across Florida and up…
At the time the Public Safety Alliance (PSA) set its sights on acquiring spectrum and some funding for a nationwide broadband network, most Members of Congress and their staffers had…
Next week’s issue marks twelve years since the first Public Safety Advocate was published. Because we will be out of town for meetings, we won’t be here to publish the June 6,…
An Open Letter to Those Who Oversee, Plan, Build, and Operate the FirstNet Network This Advocate is not about blame, it is about mistakes all of us made, where we are today,…