public safety

The First Responders Network Authority board has issued a draft request for proposal outlining significant details of potential plans for the national LTE network for public safety that it has been tasked with building and operating. The draft RFP, posted …

911 outage drew a $17.4M fine for operators responsible WASHINGTON – Following the steepest fines ever levied for 911 outages, federal regulators are taking steps to expand the database of public safety operators equipped to handle text-to-911. The Federal Communications …

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is suspending the funding for the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System’s LTE project that utilizes 700 Mhz Band 14 spectrum, one of five pilot projects across the country that are aimed at providing …

LAS VEGAS – The First Responders Network Authority, or FirstNet, continues to gather input on the planning and implementation of a nationwide LTE network for public safety and is aiming to issue a final request for proposals as soon as …

Deploying network in Arizona for governmental entities Cergon Networks on Feb. 11 announced it was awarded a $4.6 million contract to set up a high-capacity wireless network in Arizona designed for intergovernmental communications. Ceragon, based in Paramus, N.J., will provide …

Uber’s locating technology cited by FCC commissioner The Federal Communications Commission this week adopted new rules to help first responders better locate people who dialed 911 from indoor locations using a wireless device. The FCC ruling is in response to …

Smartphones are now practically everywhere, having penetrated the consumer and enterprise markets early on and are now taking aim at the ruggedized environments. A handful of such devices have been rolled out by devicemakers big and small, with some providing …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. Our current 911 system was designed in the 1950s and early 60s for landline phones. …

A-T Solutions, which focuses on counterterrorism efforts enabled by technology, introduced a new solution for in-field data collection by government agencies aimed at improving operations and faster, more accurate documentation and analysis of on-scene evidence. The launch of the new Data …