The FirstNet Board of Directors meeting was held at NYPD’s headquarters last Tuesday. It appears as if a lot was accomplished, see the articles below. Have a great week-end Andy
FirstNet Moves Into First Gear (Column) – Emergency Management via Google AlertsMar 13 16:57The First Responder Network Authority, charged with building a $7 billion …
FirstNet board members approve program roadmap – Urgent Communications via Google Alerts Mar 11 16:59 … maintain a nationwide broadband network for first responders while remaining within the $7 billion budget that Congress established for the project.
LA-RICS Selects Motorola for Public-Safety Broadband Network (3/6/14) – rrmediagroup.com via Google Alerts Mar 8 12:59 The network will provide mission-critical data communications for the …
LA Building Largest First Responder Network – DailyWireless Mar 7 15:18 Los Angeles is building the largest public-safety broadband network in the U.S. thanks to a $154.6 million in federal grant from the NTIA. Scheduled to be completed next summer, the 231-site LA-RICS network will be overseen by FirstNet, the agency that coordinates the dedicated 700 MHz public safety network nationwide. FirstNet will begin building out […]
Almost one-third of U.S. households have no choice for broadband Internet service – Boy Genius Report Mar 14 09:45 Nearly one-third of households in the United States have either no choice for home broadband Internet service, or no options at all. The frightening statistic comes from a presentation given to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce this week by SoftBank CEO Mayoshi Son, and it cited data provided by the Federal Communications Commission this past December. Son used the upsetting wireline broadband stats to reinforce his position that Sprint, which is owned by his company SoftBank, and T-Mobile should merge. The combined company would be able to blanket the country more thoroughly with high-speed 4G wireless service that Son says…
Ohio APCO Silent Key: Sue Williams – The Association of Public Safety Communications Officials – ohioapco.org via Google Alerts Mar 14 07:56 It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that the Ohio APCO family, and public safety as a whole, lost one of the best in the business today.
Mobile Broadband Spectrum Requirements for Public Safety and Emergency Telecommunications – ctu.int via Google Alerts Mar 13 23:56 Requirements for Public Safety and …
Editorial Advisory Committee – Association of Public Safety Communications Officials – Psconnect.org – psconnect.org via Google Alerts Mar 13 23:56 Association of Public Safety Communications Officials. Login to see members …
FCC Revisits Multilingual EAS – TV Technology via Google Alerts Mar 13 20:56 Now, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau wants to “refresh” its record on the issue and is reopening the issue for a third time. In 2005 the …
AT&T Completes Acquisition of Leap Wireless – Business Wire Mar 13 19:10 DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AT&T* today closed its acquisition of prepaid wireless provider Leap Wireless International Inc., which operates under the Cricket brand. AT&T announced in July 2013 that it would acquire all of Leap’s stock and wireless properties, including licenses, network assets, retail stores and subscribers for $15 per share in cash. Leap shareholders will also receive a contingent right entitling them to the net proceeds received on the sale of Leap’s 700 MHz “A Block” s
Carriers Seek to Prune U.S. Broadband Plans – CIO Mar 13 17:00 Are high costs forcing carriers to quietly push for new rules that would scale back FCC plan to bring broadband to rural areas?
GOP senators press FCC on rural broadband – The Hill via Google Alerts Mar 13 12:56 Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) told FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to “move forward promptly” with the fund in a letter on Tuesday.
Public Safety Bureau, Weekly Market-Based Actions, 3/12/2014 | FCC.gov – fcc.gov via Google Alerts Mar 13 08:57 Federal Communications Commission. The FCC …
Public Safety Bureau, Transactions Accepted for Filing, 03/12/14 | FCC.gov – fcc.gov via Google Alerts Mar 13 00:56 Federal Communications Commission …
FirstNet-NTIA relationship ‘business as usual,’ says official – Fierce Mobile Government via Google Alerts Mar 12 16:57 Contracting decisions made by the First Responder Network Authority …
Mimosa Petitions FCC, Advocating Spectrum Sharing Strategy for 10 GHz Band – Business Wire Mar 12 13:10 CAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mimosa Networks, Inc., an innovator in next generation Internet access, today announced its FCC petition advocating for the shared allocation of the 10.0-10.5 GHz band for lightly licensed wireless broadband applications. Open for public comment until April 10, 2014, the petition seeks to protect current users of the band ” federal and non-federal radiolocation services, and amateur radio operations ” while simultaneously opening the band to fixed and mobile b
Keller Heckman | Telecom Business Alert — Drones, Narrowbanding Renewals, Cell Phones on … – khlaw.com via Google Alerts Mar 12 07:57 Telecom Business Alert — Drones, Narrowbanding Renewals, Cell Phones on Planes — Vol XI Issue 10. Date: Mar 10, 2014. FAA Commercial Drone …
CeBIT 2014: ZTE announces LTE broadband multimedia trunking system – Tech Investor News – techinvestornews.com via Google Alerts Mar 11 12:57 ZTE’s LTE broadband offering can shift heavy data around, unlike conventional narrowband digital trunking solutions which provide just voice and …
Feds Won’t Release Emails Alleging First Responder Network Impropriety // March 10, 2014 – Nextgov via Google Alerts Mar 11 02:55 … for the $7 billion federal emergency communications effort known as the First Responder Network, or FirstNet, were too cozy with wireless providers, …
Turetsky Exiting FCC – Broadcasting & Cable via Google Alerts Mar 7 18:58 He was the chief of the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) under former chairman Julius Genachowski, but was moved to …
Seybold: Many FirstNet contractors being selected by DOC/NTIA, not FirstNet management – Urgent Communications via Google Alerts Mar 7 15:55 … contractors should be hired by FirstNet, according to Andrew Seybold, a longtime public-safety wireless consultant and former FirstNet contractor.