The Importance of Mission Critical Push-to-Talk (MCPTT)
Learn why FirstNet’s Mission Critical Push-to-Talk (MCPTT) is vital in enabling reliable, secure, and instant communication for first responders.
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Enhancing Emergency Communications in South Dakota with Mission Critical Push-to-Talk
Our nation’s emergency communications community is in pursuit of enhanced interoperability, coverage, reliability, and efficiency. Nobody understands this better than the dedicated professionals who maintain radio systems and manage communications…
Utilizing MCPTT over FirstNet and Verizon ‘best decision I’ve made,’ Georgia police chief says
Opting for an LTE-based mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) solution and abandoning land-mobile-radio (LMR) technology for vital public-safety communications is proving to be an operational and financial boon to the city of Dallas,…
From LMR to Mission Critical PTT: Siyata Mobile’s Mission To Transform Policing Communication
By Doug Clark Effective communication is of paramount importance for first responders, including police departments. Communication directly impacts the ability to coordinate and respond swiftly in critical situations. In high-pressure…
How Siyata Mobile Is Helping Hospitals And Ambulance Services Become More Efficient By Enabling The Transition To MCPTT Over Cellular
By Doug Clark Effective communication is paramount for hospitals and ambulance services providers. In a high-pressure and time-sensitive environment, clear and timely communication can literally be a matter of life…
FirstNet PTT technical progress highlighted by AT&T at APCO 2022
FirstNet PTT—the mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) service launched in 2020—continues to evolve with the development of much-anticipated features like LMR interoperability and broadcast technology that will support one-to-many calls, an AT&T official…
NEWS FirstNet supports eMBMS one-to-many capability, set for FirstNet PTT on iOS devices this month FirstNet supports eMBMS one-to-many capability, set for FirstNet PTT on iOS devices this month
FirstNet soon will offer 3GPP-standard mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) service on Apple iOS devices, and the public-safety LTE network can deliver efficient one-to-many broadcast communications via evolved multimedia broadcast and multicast services…
DHS S&T Tests FirstNet Push-to-Talk App in Real-World Scenarios
S&T collaborated with local and federal partners to field test FirstNet’s Push-to-Talk (FNPTT) application, which is a standards-based, mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) app. SOURCE: hstoday.us DATE: September 28, 2021 The ability for…
AT&T, Motorola collaborate on second MCPTT offering for FirstNet
FirstNet subscribers should have a choice of mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) services this winter, when a new offering from Motorola Solutions is expected to be available following a collaborative development effort with…
FirstNet Enhances Public Safety Situational Awareness, Interoperability and Security Capabilities
Mission-Ready Solutions and Capabilities Launch: Motorola Solutions’ MCPTT, Interoperability and Critical Connect Services, Near Real-Time Drone and IoT Video Solution – Mission Keeper for FirstNet, NetMotion Virtual Private Network (VPN)…
FirstNet Authority board approves additional investments into 5G network core
FirstNet board members this week unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the FirstNet Authority staff to obligate reinvestment funds from AT&T to pay operations and maintenance costs associated with upgrading the…
Public safety transitioning to LTE-based solutions, but PTT timetable still unclear, speakers say
Public-safety users are benefiting from the data-oriented capabilities enabled by LTE on trusted networks today and also will transition voice communications to the broadband platform, although the timetable for this…
Upcoming Band 14 PTT devices ‘phenomenal,’ FirstNet Authority board member says
Not-yet-available push-to-talk LTE devices that are being evaluated in the FirstNet Authority laboratory should please public-safety users and are “getting very, very close” to the type of solutions first responders…
Plans for FirstNet MCPTT unveiling ‘all on track,’ AT&T’s Sambar says
AT&T testing of 3GPP-compliant mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) technology is “going really well” and the carrier plans to offer the service later this year from multiple providers that will be announced separately,…
Motorola Solutions provides insight into company’s progress on MCPTT, MCData, MCVideo
Motorola Solutions’ broadband push-to-talk offering—driven by Kodiak technology acquired in 2017—meets most of the 3GPP standard for mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT), but the lack of available proximity services (ProSe)…