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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 17, 2016

Cradlepoint Provides First Responders with Software-Defined Transition to FirstNet

Cradlepoint announced that emergency responders will now be able to seamlessly transition to the First Responder Network Authority's (FirstNet) Band 14 National Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) using its solution.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 16, 2013

Iowa Sheriff Criticizes Public Safety Broadband Rollout

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued to halt the public release of the emails of Story County (Iowa) Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald, after the FirstNet board member criticized his FirstNet colleagues over the deployment of the nation's first public safety broadband wireless network.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 15, 2013

Public Safety Broadband Moves Forward In New Mexico, L.A. County

The federal panel governing development of the nation's public safety broadband network has approved lease agreements for the first networks in New Mexico and Los Angeles County.

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Inside the Badge by Michael BosticAugust 15, 2013

Connecting Smartphones To a Police Radio Network

Raytheon has developed one of the nation's first strictly IP-based interoperable dispatch systems supporting smartphones and tablets working with Twisted Pair Solutions, a Seattle-based provider of mission-critical solutions for secure, real-time communication.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 6, 2013

Public Safety LTE Network Tested During Super Bowl

Real-time wireless video was delivered to the Emergency Operations Center from a rugged tablet supplied by the Harris Corp. to showcase 700 MHz Band 14 LTE capabilities.

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Inside the Badge by Michael BosticNovember 19, 2012

High-Tech Gear: Agencies Level the Playing Field

Technology companies can no longer take a proprietary view that shies away from open architecture and cross-platform partnerships. In our multidimensional and complex world, partnerships offer cost-efficient, workable solutions for public safety.

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Inside the Badge by Michael BosticOctober 8, 2012

Public Safety Broadband: FirstNet Must Put Public Safety First

FirstNet (the First Responder Network Authority) will oversee the building and operation of the new nationwide public safety broadband network. The board as a whole can't allow the politics of business and Congress to shape a system with limited capabilities and limited competition.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2012

IACP 2012: Napolitano, San Diego Chief Welcome Attendees

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, one of several speakers to open the 119th IACP conference in San Diego, also announced a new training portal to help law local law enforcement counter violent extremism.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2012

Feds Name NYPD Deputy Chief, Iowa Sheriff To Broadband Panel

A New York City deputy chief and Iowa sheriff will join a 15-member panel that will establish a nationwide broadband network for public safety, acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank announced Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 27, 2012

APCO Honors Officials for Public Safety Broadband Network

The recipients of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International's 2012 Public Safety Leadership in Policy Awards will be honored at APCO's annual Leadership in Policy awards dinner in Washington, D.C., on May 15.

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