5G: Taking Public Safety Communications Into a Smarter Future
Increased bandwidth, low latencies enable advanced tech and better agency coordination with public safety communications in 5G, according to interviews with Telit. By Randall D….
5G: Taking Public Safety Communications Into a Smarter Future
Duck goes all in on FirstNet
The town of Duck in North Carolina’s famed Outer Banks is in the midst of its busy season. During the summer, it swells from 400…
AT&T contract with DOJ worth up to $984 million includes FirstNet access for more than 40 federal agencies
“FirstNet is certainly part of a broader solution that we will be supporting DoJ with,” Schwartz said. “There are agencies within DoJ that are already…
AT&T CEO says FirstNet buildout 60% done, with 70% mark targeted by end of year
AT&T’s FirstNet 700 MHz Band 14 deployment was about 60% finished at the end of June, and the carrier giant hopes to reach the 70%…
Public Safety Advocate: Public Safety Spectrum, Interoperability, and the FCC
This week’s column is late due to my travel commitments this week and there will be no Advocate next week since I will be in Santa Barbara,…
Innovation Changes How First Responders Communicate
From 5G networks to specially equipped communications trucks and drones, the nation’s first responders have a growing arsenal of tech tools that keep them communicating…
DOCOMO PACIFIC to assist with FirstNet in the Marianas
“We’re pleased to support the FirstNet mission. This will help transform the way Guam and CNMI’s public safety and emergency officials share information quickly when…
Public Safety Advocate: 3GPP, PSCR, T-Band, Multicast
3GPP, the standards body that created LTE, now seems to be focused on 5G with a few side trips back to LTE. Its Radio Access…
How progressive EMS agencies are using advanced cellular networks to connect
By Estee Woods Fire and police departments have been leveraging LTE to increase their response times, improve interdepartmental communications, and provide connections to FirstNet and other…
FirstNet Chair Horowitz expects Authority to make multiple network investments each year
FirstNet Authority board members likely will make multiple decisions annually to invest in the FirstNet system as the nationwide public-safety broadband system evolves, with enhancing…
Samsung, Visual Labs aim to consolidate police body cameras into smartphones
The last thing police officers need is another device to lug around. Here’s how Samsung and Visual Labs are addressing the issue. A Samsung Galaxy…
How FirstNet Spurs Public Safety Innovation and Smart City Growth
The development of the first responder dedicated broadband network yields benefits for emergency response and communities at large. SOURCE: statetechmagazine.com Improving connectivity is the focus…
PSCR: Terese Manley highlights efforts to provide public safety with LTE coverage via untethered drones
The challenges call for the drones to weigh less than 55 pounds and to be untethered. SOURCE: Urgent Communications DATE: July, 12, 2019 Terese Manley,…
What does FirstNet ready mean for you?
Obtain these three rights to implement FirstNet into your emergency response communications system By Tim Nowak One of the challenges observed after 9/11 concerned emergency…
FirstNet Chair Keynotes 2019 PSCR Meeting
Remarks by Edward Horowitz, FirstNet Authority Board Chair Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting Chicago, IL, July 10, 2019 PRESS…