Land mobile radio (LMR) systems are evolving rapidly as systems such as LTE, TETRA and DMR start to come together. ETELM takes a novel approach towards blending the best of LTE and TETRA worlds.
Harris County Super Bowl LI After Action Report, What Can Europe Learn?
The US Super Bowl is one of the most complex public safety operations appearing on the calendar. Fortunately, the city of Houston, Texas hosted 2017's massive Super Bowl LI event. Because the city sits in Harris County, a FirstNet Band 14 Early Builder that committed to sharing its lessons learned, the event yielded a treasure trove of information about what it means to leverage a public safety LTE network. What can this mean for future European public safety LTE networks?
Cincinnati Fire highlights problems with in-building coverage, but are we missing something?
Virginia Leads the Way to FirstNet
LTE MCPTT Direct Mode Conundrum, Does the UK Have the Answer?
Mission Critical Push-to-Talk (MCPTT) is a vital element of future LTE-based critical communications systems. The industry has made tremendous progress producing clients and systems that work. But effective direct device-to-device communications is an extraordinarily important requirement that remains out-of-reach. With the clock ticking to shutdown of its legacy emergency services PTT network, the UK is now forced to embrace a "Plan B". Is this the answer for the rest of the world?
Keeping FirstNet Deployable Options Open
State officials now have FirstNet state plans for evaluation and comment. This is a crucial phase that gives states and territories an opportunity to make sure the plan is aligned with local needs. When it comes to deployable options for hard-to-reach rural areas or urgent urban response, this is a critical time to make sure states do not loose future flexibility.
