Four vendor partners — Motorola Solutions, Sapient Consulting, Inmarsat Government and General Dynamics — were announced in conjunction with AT&T’s 2017 contract with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) to build the nationwide public-safety broadband network. Following is an update on how each of the four companies is working with AT&T on the contract.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) through which all wireless emergency alerts (WEA) are authenticated, validated and delivered to participating commercial mobile service providers, announced that IPAWS will not be ready to support certain improvements to WEA as of June 10, as previously expected.

A new white paper from TCCA examines public-safety prioritization on commercial networks, including mechanisms and legal considerations.

pdvWireless CEO Morgan O’Brien told potential investors May 21 the company needs an additional $100 million to $150 million to carry out its 900 MHz realignment plan and offer broadband services in the spectrum. The company had $77 million cash on hand March 31.

Airbus received new contracts to equip three new Chinese metro lines with secure and reliable technology.

For critical communications users, internet of things (IoT) suitability depends on the combination of all the individual IoT elements in the chain. Learn how one utility deployed IoT technology during a four-year pilot.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the FCC, will conduct a nationwide test of the emergency alert system (EAS) Aug. 7 at 2:20 p.m. EDT, with a backup date of Aug. 21.

An AT&T executive said the company expects to hit its next two First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) buildout milestones at least six months in advance.

Datamark announced two new contracts from California agencies planning transitions to next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1).

The FCC addressed an 800 MHz rebanding case referred to it for de novo review from mediation by the 800 MHz Transition Administrator (TA) involving disputes between Tom D. Phillips and Nextel of Texas, a subsidiary of Sprint.