PSA Discovery Patterns Weekly News Summary
Fri May 13 11:59:51 2016 It has been a relatively quiet week in the Public Safety communications space. That is not to say there is…
PSA Discovery Patterns Weekly News Summary
The First Responder Network (FirstNet) and Next-Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress 2016
Linda K. Moore Specialist in Telecommunications Policy June 17, 2016 Summary Congress included provisions in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of…
PSA Discovery Patterns Weekly News Summary
Fri May 6 14:07:29 2016 Unlike CNN, I won’t be posting a clock with a countdown to the day and time responses to the FirstNet…
When All Else Fails…
Looking back at past major incidents and disasters, you will find that Ham radio operators have always been on the scene working to establish communications where needed. During Katrina, Hams spent weeks in the area working side-by-side with first responders. Some even set up a temporary FM broadcast station so authorities could provide updates to citizens.
PSA Discovery Patterns Weekly Summary
Fri Apr 22 12:04:54 2016 I read with interest the current version of FirstNet’s Tech Talk: Updated Vehicular Network System Vison which can be found…
About Andrew Seybold
Andrew Seybold has been involved in Public Safety and Public Safety Communications for more than fifty years, starting as a first responder and then working…
PSA Discovery Patterns Weekly News Summary
Fri Apr 15 11:20:16 2016 Each week as I sit down to write this post for the end-of-the-week email blast, I first review the happenings…
PSA Discovery Patterns Weekly News Summary
Fri Apr 8 10:45:50 2016 From our Friends at NPSTC: A Reminder to Honor those who also serve: “National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW) is…
PSA Discovery Patterns Weekly News Summary
Thu Mar 31 20:07:12 2016 Mission-Critical Push-To-Talk (PTT) over FirstNet After I published last week’s news piece I received some other information, mainly from members…
PSA Discovery Patterns Weekly News Summary
Fri Mar 25 13:11:16 2016 Not being at the IWCE show in Las Vegas this week has been tough for me as I have attended…
PSA Discovery Patterns Weekly News Summary
Fri Mar 18 14:39:03 2016 My favorite convention and conference is IWCE, which will be held next week in Las Vegas. I was supposed to…
PSA Discovery Patterns Weekly News Summary
Fri Mar 11 11:57:26 2016 FirstNet’s Pre-Proposal Conference Thursday, March 10, 2106, FirstNet sponsored a Pre-Proposal Conference in Reston, VA to discuss the RFP, clarify…
PSA Discovery Patterns Weekly News Summary
Thu Mar 3 18:08:31 2016 While FirstNet continues responding to the more than 400 questions and while some vendors continue to plan their response while…
PSA Discovery Patterns Weekly News Summary
Fri Feb 26 13:57:04 2016 Okay, I am confused. FirstNet posted its responses to the first one hundred of the four hundred questions it received…
PSA Discovery Patterns Weekly News Summary
Thu Feb 18 18:22:16 2016 Since last week’s commentary I have received verification that five other potential FirstNet RFP bidders have decided not to pursue…