Last month, we talked about how in-building communication is crucial to ensuring first responders are able to do their jobs ? save lives. So this month, we thought we?d take a deeper dive into some of the trends driving public safety in-building communications, which...
When it comes to public safety most commercial building owners think about exit signs, fire extinguishers, alarm systems and implementing an effective fire safety plan. While these components are essential, experts say connectivity or the ability for first responders to be able to communicate...
The First Responder Network was created to provide a nationwide, prioritized communication network for first responders and public health and safety agencies. This initiative creates a significant business opportunities for companies with the knowledge and expertise to create the robust, interoperable devices first responders...
According to a new report by Global Market Insights, China is currently the dominant player in this market due to strict government regulations
Revenues from the wireless fire detection systems market are expected to reach $500 million globally by 2024, according to a recent research...
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 best standards for public safety comms needs and ensure interoperability among them.
The Public Safety...
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 Alliance (PSTA), a non-profit group that formed to promote open standards for public safety services.
The...
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 minutes, they had sighted the man, who was then rescued safely.
Public safety agencies are...
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 Partnership Project sought to include LTE features that allowed the technology to better address the...
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 on P25 technology:
What is P25?
Project 25, or P25, is the standard developed starting in...
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 safety, utilities, transportation and industrial users and the defense market. TETRA standards incorporate technologies such...
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 move to a broadband cellular network for first responders isn't the only technology evolution...
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 move to a broadband cellular network for first responders isn't the only technology evolution...
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 broadband network of their own. All right, said the congressional powers-that-be – we’ll set aside...
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, flames explode out of nowhere. The fire looks and sounds quite real -- but...
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 official hackathon for FirstNet, which seeks to support a comprehensive ecosystem of relevant applications...
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 its own public safety network core.
FirstNet said that AT&T has launched the core and...
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 first responders, while AT&T and partner FirstNet touted the potential and innovation that they...
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 focus has significantly shifted from the years-long planning and outreach process gathering support for state...
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 session at the International Wireless Communications Expo delved into how they overlap and may...
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 use the 20 megahertz of 700 MHz spectrum for commercial services as well, is...
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 more than a novelty, and the industry is evolving at a rapid pace. Drone...
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" services on its network, at no additional charge, to FirstNet customers in states that...
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 in Vermont have made some state officials fear that they could face a lawsuit...
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 a growth opportunity for other companies as well, like CNM Wireless and Siyata Mobile....
