Public Safety Advocate: PSCR, More on PTT, Future Technologies
This week the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) organization under The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is holding its annual meeting to discuss…
Public Safety Advocate: PSCR, More on PTT, Future Technologies
AT&T Invests More than $175 Million Over 3-Year Period to Boost Local Networks in Washington, DC
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, July 9, 2019 At AT&T1, we invested more than $175 million in our wireless and wired networks in Washington, DC, during 2016-2018. These investments boost reliability, coverage, speed…
Newport Beach, CA, 3GPP Plenary Meetings Recap
By Dean Prochaska, Senior Director of Standards The June quarterly Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) meetings in Newport Beach, CA addressed standards in several areas…
FirstNet Authority outlines roadmap targets for future system reinvestment
FirstNet Authority board members are expected to decide this fall how as much as $78 million will be earmarked to help improve the capabilities of…
Public Safety Advocate: FirstNet PTT Interoperability
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the need to find better, open-standard ways to bridge the gap between Land Mobile Radio (LMR) and FirstNet…
One Hood at A Time
FirstNet Built with AT&T, is pitching in too By Christopher Vondracek Hoods For Heroes (HFH), a national nonprofit organization headquartered in Northeast Florida,was launched to…
San Jose announces widespread FirstNet adoption for public safety, other city government personnel
Personnel throughout the city of San Jose will be using more than 4,500 devices on the FirstNet system being built by AT&T—representing the most comprehensive…
Public Safety Advocate: 5G Interloper, Ready for Public Safety?, Uplifting, More
By necessity, this week’s Advocate will begin at the beginning. During the FirstNet RFP process there were three bidders. As we all know, AT&T won the bid…
FirstNet Authority Readies Roadmap to Drive Future of Network
More than 600 public safety engagements inform Roadmap; Board Chair says FirstNet Authority will use “living plan” to prioritize investments, programs PRESS RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS, IN…
Sonim and ESChat Team Up to Launch Two Remote Speaker Microphone Solutions with Channel Selector for XP8 and XP5s
• First RSMs for PTT over cellular with 10- and 16-channel selectors • Only Speaker Microphone that is powered by the Mobile Phone PRESS RELEASE…
Op-ed: Why first responders need a dedicated communications network
By Claude Cummings – Guest contributor As one of the most devastating storms to ever hit Texas, Hurricane Harvey taught us many lessons. One of…
Verizon Dethroned as Fastest Wireless Carrier in US
AT&T has rocketed into the top spot this year SOURCE: PCMag.com DATE: June, 201 2019 All four major wireless carriers in the US are constantly…
Public Safety Advocate: Quakes, States, Investments and Alliances
During the first full year of network availability, FirstNet has demonstrated how it increases first responders’ effectiveness in handling most disasters including wildfires, tornadoes, flooding,…
9-1-1 Services Restored for Verizon Customers
UPDATE: The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office says 9-1-1 services have been restored for Verizon customers. Sparks Police says it’s been restored for their area as…
911 delays of up to 3 minutes haunt Des Moines emergency responders. A fix is not yet in sight.
Technical glitches between the brains of disparate computer-aided dispatch and radio systems in the Des Moines metro area cause delays from a few seconds to…