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Intrepid Networks Announces FirstNet Certification for Response App

July 17, 2018 | Comments

Intrepid Networks announced its Response mobile app is now First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) certified and available in the FirstNet App Catalog for FirstNet users across the United States.

July 16, 2018 | Comments

The Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology, Broadband Office, backtracked on a request earlier this month for the FCC to clarify the guidelines for commercial network interoperability for the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).

July 16, 2018 | Comments

The Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications Systems (LA-RICS) submitted a proposal to expand the existing Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is reviewing the request, according to its Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) 37th quarterly report to Congress in June.

July 13, 2018 | Comments

The Colorado Public Safety Broadband Governing Body (CPSBGB), formally the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Colorado Governing Body, filed comments asking the FCC to ensure the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) supports interoperability and roaming. However, an AT&T spokesperson said the state plans to withdraw the filing, while a CPSBGB member said public safety was not consulted on any such decision.

July 12, 2018 | Comments

A new work item on interworking with legacy LMR was approved at the June Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) plenary meeting for Release 16. While Release 16 work is not expected to be frozen until the end of 2019, completion of the interworking effort is targeted for December 2018.

July 05, 2018 | Comments

The second European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT) Plugtests attracted 31 vendors with 120 participants on site, plus support from remote labs. Observers from nine organizations based in France, the United Kingdom and the United States witnessed the execution of more than 2,000 tests, based on a test plan with more than 100 test cases, with a 92 percent success rate.

June 29, 2018 | Comments

Sierra Wireless announced its AirLink MG90 high-performance multinetwork vehicle router is certified and approved for use on the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) nationwide public-safety broadband network. The product is the first in-vehicle router to achieve the FirstNet Ready designation.

June 29, 2018 | Comments

Motorola Solutions and Panasonic are two of the companies participating in the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) dealer program announced this week.

June 29, 2018 | Comments

The Commerce Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated an audit of the First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet’s) deployment of the public-safety core in May.

June 29, 2018 | Comments

The Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications Systems (LA-RICS) finalized its agreement with AT&T — first announced last year — whereby AT&T will pay at least $14.5 million for the region’s public-safety broadband network.