public safety

The small, gray aircraft with bright orange under-wings looked like a large model plane, but the civilian drone carried an unusual passenger: electronic equipment that turned the unmanned aerial vehicle …

Arkansas, Wyoming and Kentucky join Virginia as the first states to opt in to FirstNet network The First Responders Network Authority is gaining momentum as states begin to declare their …

Virginia’s governor declares intent to opt-in to the national build by AT&T Less than a month after state plans were released, the first state has decided to opt in to …

First ETSI mission-critical push-to-talk plugfest draws 19 vendors In its first plugfest focused on interoperable, mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) capabilities for first responders, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute reported that more …

States can now review their FirstNet state plans The First Responders Network Authority continues to pick up speed for the deployment of its nationwide public safety LTE network to be …

NIST’s PSCR funds 33 public safety communications research projects Augmented reality helmets. Resilient fog computing. Mission-critical push-to-talk with direct device-to-device communication. Real-time video analytics. Precise and pervasive location-based services. These …

AT&T will deliver state plans later this month The First Responders Network Authority and AT&T, the contractor for FirstNet’s national network, expect to deliver individual state plans for public safety …

Under the new contract the firm will provide its IoT offender monitoring and tracking solution Onmilink U.S. firm Numerex, a provider of enterprise solutions enabling the Internet of Things (IoT), …

PSCR roadmap looks at technical capabilities, gaps and R&D opportunities As work begins on the contract for a new, nationwide LTE network for public safety that was recently awarded to AT&T, the …

The two firms will combine their expertise to develop technologies for smart city projects across the country Living PlanIT and Halcyon Solutions have inked a strategic collaboration today to support U.S. Department …

Bring Your Own Coverage (BYOC) from Parallel Wireless creates instant easy to deploy coverage in areas where it is non-existent (tunnels, parking garage, etc.) or compromised With FirstNet and ESN initiatives, …

“The internet is the killer app” for wireless data; FCC asks for input on public safety spectrum needs … 21 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes …

As AT&T kicks off work with the First Responders Network Authority to build a nationwide public safety LTE network for first responders, there are substantial challenges and opportunities ahead. RCR …

Cognitive approach to building a safe and smart city Fawzi Behmann, President, TelNet Management Consulting, Inc. Vice-Chair and DL, IEEE NA Communications Society Fawzi is a visionary, thought leader, author, …

AT&T has officially been selected as the commercial partner that will build and maintain a nationwide public safety LTE network for the First Responders Network Authority. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson joined federal …

The board of the First Responders Network Authority on Tuesday moved a step closer to awarding its contract for a new, nationwide LTE network for public safety. The FirstNet board …

With the FirstNet board preparing to move forward with the award of its approximately $6.5 billion contract to build a national public safety LTE network, the organization has laid the groundwork …

After years of planning and pilot projects, the national public safety wireless broadband network known as FirstNet is poised to soon become a reality. RCR Wireless takes stock of FirstNet’s …

After years of planning and pilot projects, the national public safety wireless broadband network known as FirstNet is poised to soon become a reality. RCR Wireless takes stock of FirstNet’s …

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 …

The evolution of the public safety sector is set to impact smart city initiatives, though partnerships could ease the transition. Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with …

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 …

AT&T said it worked quickly to restore service to 911 call centers in several states on Wednesday night. Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Virginia and the District of Columbia were among the …

In order for first responders and other public safety officials to perform their life-saving duties they have to be able to communicate with each other. But, unlike consumer networks, public …

2017 is expected to see greater use of LTE for public safety, neutral host models powering in-building plans and more NB-IoT deployments. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR …