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FirstNet dangles $16B of investment for rural expansion of public safety network

On the heels of scoring a nationwide build out deal with AT&T, FirstNet CEO Michael Poth told CCA members the organization would have billions more to invest. LAS VEGAS – Coming off a major milestone for the First Responder Network Authority, FirstNet CEO...

Rivada Mercury loses FirstNet lawsuit, takes battle to states

A federal judge ruled in favor of the First Responders Network Authority in a bidding dispute case brought by Rivada Mercury, a partnership formed specifically to bid on the FirstNet national public safety LTE network. Rivada Mercury promptly responded to the loss by saying...

6 things to know about the Rivada Mercury/FirstNet lawsuit

Last November, Rivada Mercury filed a lawsuit over the contract award process for the $6-billion-plus nationwide public safety LTE network being developed under the auspices of the First Responders Network Authority, or FirstNet. The federal court case has to be resolved before the request for...

AT&T looks to be frontrunner for FirstNet deal as Rivada files protest

Rivada Networks confirmed it has filed a protest over its exclusion from the FirstNet bidding process, with reports indicating AT&T is likely selected bidder. AT&T is reportedly in the driver’s seat in winning a network service contract with the federal government’s First Responder...

Safe bet: Black & Veatch public safety acquisition has potential

Since its beginning, Black & Veatch has had close ties to the public sector. Engineers E.B. Black and N.T. Veatch had been in business for just two years when the U.S. government asked them to supervise construction of military training camps during World War...

Rivada confident in its pursuit of FirstNet

Recent bolstering of leadership, vendor partnership agreements show Rivada aggressively positioning itself in FirstNet bid Few companies have been more public in expressing their intent regarding a partnership with the First Responder Network Authority than Rivada Networks, which is looking to garner a significant share...

Former C Spire, Sprint CTO Bye to join Rivada Networks

FirstNet hopeful Rivada Networks continues to accumulate former Sprint executives with Stephen Bye the latest to join the company Add yet another former Sprint executive to the payroll of Rivada Networks, as the company announced the addition of Stephen Bye as CTO. In his new role,...

Former Sprint wholesale, enterprise execs fill in more roles at Rivada

Rivada Networks names four former Sprint wholesale and enterprise executives to leadership positions Rivada Networks continues to tap former Sprint executives to fill its ranks, announcing the hiring of four former leaders of the carrier to senior positions at its Rivada Mercury business. The new...