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Public Safety Standards Alliance says it complements standards work A new public safety communications organization says that it seeks to help vendors, carriers and public safety communications users agree on …

The PSTA, the recently formed public safety open standards group, adds Verizon to its list of members. Verizon announced on Monday that it supports the newly formed Public Safety Technology …

Last December, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in northern Virginia used a drone to help search for a 92-year-old hunter who had gotten stranded overnight in the woods. Within 20 …

What is MCPTT over LTE? Mission-critical push-to-talk over LTE, or MCPTT over LTE, is an LTE feature that was first introduced in Release 13 in 2016 as the Third Generation …

Project 25, or P25, is a technology for digital two-way radio communications for public safety and other public agencies, security and some commercial users. Here is a rundown of basics …

TETRA expected to grow at nearly 20% CAGR TETRA, or terrestrial trunked radio, is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute for mobile radio communications used by public …

AT&T is moving forward with its nationwide build of a public safety LTE network for the First Responders Network Authority, or FirstNet, equipped with priority and preemption — but the …

AT&T is moving forward with its nationwide build of a public safety LTE network for the First Responders Network Authority, or FirstNet, equipped with priority and preemption — but the …

T-band spectrum used in 11 metro areas still slated for give-back Once upon a time in a Congress far, far away, public safety users were asking a national, interoperable mobile …

In a series of hallways made up of orange, grid-patterned walls and white floors with boxy fluorescent lights on the ceilings, virtual flames crackle and smoke. Suddenly, down another corridor, …

In a lofty shared workspace in San Francisco, more than 200 developers and public safety officials recently gathered to work on developing new applications first responders. It was the first …

Competition for public safety customers continues to heat up, with AT&T launching its network core for the First Responders Network Authority — and Verizon responding with the general availability of …

ORLANDO, Fla.–The battle over public safety wireless customers has been joined. At this year’s International Wireless Communications Expo, Verizon defended its position as the market leader in providing service to …

AT&T plans to add Band 14 to one-third of its cell sites this year ORLANDO, Fla.–One year into the public-private partnership between AT&T and the First Responders Network Authority, the …

ORLANDO, Fla.–Smart cities. Public safety communications. Cellular evolution, including LTE and future 5G systems. Land Mobile Radio. The internet of things. Telecom technologies are evolving rapidly, and panelists at a …

Last year the First Responders Network Authority awarded a $6.5 billion contract to AT&T to build out a nationwide LTE network for public safety use. AT&T, which is allowed to …

Look up, and it soon may be likely that you’ll spot a drone, particularly if you’re at a concert or an outdoor public event. Commercial-grade drones are proving to be …

Making good on its promise to deliver preemption capabilities to First Responder Network Authority customers by the end of the year, AT&T says that it is now offering “ruthless preemption” …

Vermont has already decided to opt in to AT&T’s build-out of a nationwide public safety LTE network, but leaked documents from consultants’ assessments of the First Responders Network Authority plans …

The marketplace is only just beginning to realize how FirstNet it is a new and real growth opportunity for AT&T. What it does not yet understand is it is also …

Governor Sununu says the state will pursue build-out with Rivada Networks New Hampshire has become the first state to opt out of AT&T’s nationwide build-out of a public safety LTE …

DAS installation at Evanston Township HS extends public safety, cellular coverage When staff at the enormous Evanston Township High School needed to use their radios, coverage depended entirely on their …

Former governors criticize FirstNet effort; congressional oversight hearing set for next week FORT WORTH, Tex.–Former governors Jeb Bush and Martin O’Malley took to the stage at the Competitive Carriers Association …

  Over the next 6-8 weeks, the governors of all 50 States and territories will have a critical decision to make – what public safety interoperable network solution will be …

Massive network repairs underway in Puerto Rico, USVI; wildfires keeping network teams busy in CA Wireless network operators’ ability to respond to natural disasters and keep networks running, or restore …