BROWSING: public safety

AT&T-FirstNet has struck a new contract to provide service to 15 U.S. Air Force bases for a term of 21 years, which is the remainder of AT&T's public-private partnership contract with the First Responders Network Authority. The Air Force is adopting FirstNet at those 15...

Verizon connectivity will help Harris County ESD No. 11 respond to the more than 55,000 emergency calls it receives over the course of a year Verizon Frontline will provide the Harris County, Texas Emergency Services District (ESD) No. 11 with connectivity and smartphones per a...

The First Responders Network Authority board has set its budget for the coming fiscal year, which includes $94 million in network reinvestments. The board approved a $253 million budget for fiscal year 2022, allocating $79.3 million for the authority's operating budget, $79.3 million in...

AT&T is making sub-6 GHz 5G network access available to FirstNet customers in 10 more U.S. cites, expanding the use of High-Power User Equipment and touting the ability of the network to be used as a backup connectivity option for public safety answering points...

Parallel Wireless and Neptune Communications will use Open RAN to provide mission-critical voice, data service to government agencies in Barbados Parallel Wireless and Neptune Communications are laying claim to delivering the first Open RAN (O-RAN) compliant 4G LTE solution in the Caribbean. Neptune’s 4G LTE...

THOR is suitable for hard-to-reach or hard-to-navigate environments and situations As part of its collaboration with the Department of Defense through NavalX and the SoCal Tech Bridge, Verizon Frontline unveiled a Tactical Humanitarian Operations Response (THOR) vehicle at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar. The...

FirstNet-AT&T has expanded its fleet of portable land- and air-based cell sites for temporary coverage, with more than 100 deployables now available to FirstNet subscribers at no additional charge. The new deployables include three Communications Vehicles (CVs) stationed across the country, four micro satellite...

The European Union's BroadWay project, which paves a technological path for interoperable, cross-border public safety broadband, has taken another step toward reality, with the project recently demonstrating the results of its prototyping phase for buyers in EU member countries. According to a Project BroadWay...

The 5G solutions developed by Ericsson and Leonardo will support more advanced use cases and mission-critical services Ericsson is sharing R&D capabilities and cyber security, 5G and service evolution competences with global technology company Leonardo to improve operations and security in public safety and industrial...

  Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF), which specializes in in-building Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and repeaters for public safety and commercial radio frequencies, announced the commercial availability of its PSR-U Series VHF and UHF channelized digital repeaters. In a release, the firm said that the PSR-U Series...

When it comes to Emergency Radio Communication Enhancement Systems (ERCES), the reliability and radio coverage of the system can directly impact property and lives saved. If cellular coverage is spotty or otherwise poor inside a building due to construction materials or environmental obstacles, not only...

The public safety network will have Samsung’s Mission-Critical Push-to-Talk capabilities Samsung Electronics is working with Korean mobile operators on the deployment of the world’s first 3GPP-compliant nationwide public safety LTE (PS-LTE) network. The PS-LTE network will operate in 700 MHz spectrum to provide connectivity...

  Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF), which specializes in in-building Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and repeaters for public safety and commercial radio frequencies, announced a strategic agreement with fire detection and alarm company Edwards to provide the latter's customers with mission-critical, emergency radio communication enhancement systems...

Selecting and installing public safety communications systems can be challenging. For example, it can be tough to decipher the stringent code requirements that vary from one locale to another. To complicate the issue, some systems create noise and interfere with the macro network, while...

Potter previously acquired TowerIQ as it builds out public safety portfolio Potter Electric Signal Company announced the acquisition of SureCall?s emergency responder communication enhancement systems (ERCES) business which provides in-building public safety radio communications for first responders. In 2020, Potter acquired TowerIQ, a manufacturer of wireless...

    Smart building specialist Honeywell has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Fiplex Communications, a Miami-based company that develops in-building communications systems, the former said in a release. Fiplex?s portfolio includes bi-directional amplifiers (BDAs) that provide continuous and critical in-building radio coverage in...

The FirstNet Authority has made "significant progress" toward fulfilling its mandate to oversee and manage the build-out and operations of a nationwide cellular network for first responders, according to the authority's latest annual report to Congress. The FirstNet Authority is an independent entity that...

    In-building wireless technology provider Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF) has announced the commercial availability of a new public safety repeater for first responder communication in small to mid-sized buildings. The company noted that its new PSR-78-8527 0.5W Public Safety 700/800 MHz digital repeater is "ideal" for...

AT&T says it added nearly 100,000 square miles to FirstNet's coverage footprint in 2020 FirstNet-AT&T says that the network is supporting more than 2 million connections across the country, with more than 15,000 agencies and organizations as its customers. AT&T said that it has surpassed...

AT&T-FirstNet is now offering first responders vertical location capabilities in more than 100 markets, ahead of an April 2021 FCC deadline for having the technology in place to support 911 callers on mobile devices. The z-axis location information is one of several new technology...

Here's a timely reminder from your friendly neighborhood FCC: Don't use ham or CB radios to communicate while you're planning or committing a crime. Crimes like, say, violent insurrection. The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau issued the unusual warning on Sunday, 11 days after a...

As both Verizon and FirstNet-AT&T compete for public safety customers, FirstNet-AT&T has landed a $92 million communications contract with the Federal Bureau of Investigations that expands the bureau's use of FirstNet to cover day-to-day communications as well as emergency operations. AT&T says is the...

The global pandemic, severe wildfire and one of the most active hurricane seasons on record have meant that 2020 "has proved to be an exceptional test year" for the FirstNet network, according to the most recent iteration of Ericsson's Mobility Report (pdf). The report...

  Solving complexity, performance and economics challenges helps cover more buildings more quickly In an emergency situation, first responders need to have access to robust, reliable in-building communications systems--you won’t find any disagreement among public safety leaders and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) as well as...