Milestones and More. Last week marks the two-year anniversary of the FirstNet award to AT&T. It also marks a full year since the Public Safety core (heart of the network) was turned on. If you map this two-year anniversary against the FirstNet Authority Operational Capability (IOC) description of the project, last week also marked the end of IOC-3, which was expected to be completed by the end of twenty-four months.
OC-3 contains many milestones in and of itself. For example, by the end of IOC-3, the local control application (portal) should be complete, the core should be complete, devices Phase 3 should be complete, and achievement of 50-percent of contractor’s IOC-5 public safety device connection target should be attained. This last point is not discernable from the outside since FirstNet the Authority did not specify the number of connections, rather the number was determined by each bidder. However, it appears to me, like with most of the IOC-3 requirements, FirstNet (Built with AT&T) has already blown past IOC-5 in addition to most of the IOC-3 requirements.
There still remain issues, especially concerning coverage as public safety agencies continue to monitor FirstNet progress. Once more, I need to remind people that had AT&T not offered up all of its existing LTE spectrum and then begun augmenting it with public safety Band 14 spectrum, and a bidder had simply planned on building out the entire network on Band 14, we would not yet have attained today’s level of coverage nor would we have pre-emption except on Band 14. So, while there are still some issues with coverage, much of what we have today was not even planned to be available until one, two, or even three years further down the road. Read the Entire Column Here .
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Florida’s Riviera Beach Police, Fire Rescue Deploy Smartphones via FirstNet
MissionCritical Apr 4 10:05
Riviera Beach Police and Fire Rescue in Florida announced it is transitioning to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) public-safety broadband network. read more
Utility’s In-Car Video System Certified as FirstNet Ready
MissionCritical Apr 4 10:05
Utility, a law enforcement technology company, announced that its Rocket IoT XLE is an AT&T FirstNet Ready certified device on the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) network. read more
FCC Sets Stage for Next Spectrum Incentive Auction at April Open Meeting
JD Supra Mar 28 10:15
The FCC anticipates retaining OTARD rule exceptions for state, local, and private restrictions on antennas based on public safety issues or historic …
Fixed wireless and mobile hotspots lead first wave of 5G
RCR Wireless News Mar 28 10:15
Fixed wireless and mobile hotspots lead first wave of 5G …
Federal News Radio 1500AM Apr 4 11:00
South Korea’s telecommunications carriers have turned on super-fast 5G mobile internet networks abruptly ahead of schedule in an attempt to ensure the country becomes the first in the world to launch the services The post S. Korea launches 5G smartphone networks ahead of schedule appeared first on Federal News Network .
Samsung’s Multi-Mode Exynos Chipsets Help Bring the 5G Era to Mobile Consumers
Yahoo News Apr 4 10:55
Exynos Modem 5100 is Samsung’s first 5G modem solution that had …
Verizon launches its mobile 5G network in parts of Chicago and Minneapolis, with a 5G-enabled
Techmeme Apr 4 10:55
#5G availability starts today in Chicago & Minneapolis from @verizon. 1st phone is Motorola z3 with 5G moto mod…
AT&T and Sprint’s 5G Legal Dispute Illustrates the Ways of Wireless
D Magazine Apr 4 10:50
Let’s take first things first: Regardless of what your phone might be telling you, you aren’t on 5G yet. It’s not possible. Most of the equipment isn’t up, …
DSA brings together leaders at 2019 Summit
BusinessGhana Apr 4 10:35
… and high-band spectrum available on a shared and dynamic basis to address accelerating demand for the full range of next generation narrowband …
Motorola is preparing a smartphone with quad rear cameras and a 48MP sensor
XDA Developers Apr 4 10:35
Considering Motorola just became the first company to allow its consumers to connect to a commercial 5G network, it would be wrong to call it lagging …
Virtual RANs Simplify Administration and Increase Flexibility
Dataconomy Apr 4 10:30
Test environments for 5G mobile networks exist already. …
Keysight’s 5G Test Solutions and Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G Modem Establish Mobile …
EE Journal Apr 4 10:15
This industry milestone was achieved using Qualcomm Technologies’ second-generation Snapdragon X55 5G modem with integrated multi-mode …
CCA Partners with Parallel Wireless to Provide End-to-End Network Solutions for Mobile Operators
PR Newswire Apr 4 10:10
World’s First Virtualized Open RAN to Deliver Profitability and Cost-effectively Enable 4G Expansion and Migration to 5G NASHUA, N.H. and WASHINGTON, April 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Parallel Wireless, Inc., the leader in providing the world’s first software-based unified end-to-end ALL G…
CTIA Report Says U.S. Catches China in 5G Readiness
MissionCritical Apr 4 10:05
A new 5G summary by CTIA said that the United States is tied with China in 5G readiness, moving up from a year ago when the U.S. lagged behind China and South Korea. read more
New Intel CEO dishes on 5G, more acquisitions and moving his 50-year-old company forward
MassHighTech Apr 4 10:05
Bob Swan was promoted to the California semiconductor giant’s top role in February after serving as executive vice president and CFO since October 2016. He told a Phoenix audience that Intel can no longer take an ‘insular’ market approach.
Report: Intel will miss its deadline to deliver a 5G modem to Apple, putting 5G iPhone in jeopardy
MassHighTech Apr 4 10:05
Santa Clara-based Intel Corp. is racing to develop a 5G-capable mobile modem chip this year, but will likely miss a key deadline to get the chip to Apple Inc. in time, putting the company’s 5G iPhone in jeopardy, Fast Company reports, citing an unnamed source. Meanwhile, Apple has reportedly assembled a team of between 1,000 and 1,200 engineers to design its own 5G modem. That effort is still in its early stages, which means Apple might enter the 2020 holiday sales season without a 5G-capable…
5G era for smartphones has begun
Seeking Alpha Apr 4 09:55
It’s unclear which country struck first, but Verizon has launched 5G wireless service in parts of Chicago and Minneapolis, while carriers in South Korea …
4×4 mimo the performance boost for lte
Creutz coaching and consulting Apr 4 09:40
MIMO system enables 5G performance on LTE networks. …
Motorola Wins the Race to First 5G Smartphone in the World
Gizmodo UK Apr 4 09:30
The 5G version of the Samsung Galaxy S10 goes on sale in South Korea tomorrow, but Motorola has just pipped it to the post by making the Moto Mod …
Samsung begins mass production of its 5G chipsets
SamMobile Apr 4 09:15
Samsung has begun the mass production of its 5G multi-mode chipsets for next-generation 5G smartphones. The company’s latest 5G communication …
5G Broadcast Solution to Transmit Media Content Directly to Smartphone Users
everything RF Apr 4 08:55
Reaching billions of smartphones will be the future of broadcasting in line with ATSC and 3GPP. As a part of the Bavarian research project ‘5G …
Norway offers to postpone 5G frequency payments to boost investment
Reuters Apr 4 07:45
Norway will offer telecoms operators to postpone payments for mobile phone frequencies, including 5G networks, in return for investment commitments, the government said on Thursday.
Samsung Galalxy A50 review: Premium experience at a mid-range price point
Economic Times Apr 4 07:40
… Galaxy S10 phones, 5G smartphone, Galaxy buds and smartwatches. …
China Mobile Hong Kong and Sino Group Jointly Present Hong Kong’s First In-Mall 5G Experience …
ACROFAN USA Mar 28 10:25
Dr Li Feng, Chairman of China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK), said, ‘We are very pleased to work with Sino Group in developing the first 5G showcase, …