Notice of inquiry asks for comments about the best ways to update 911 regulations in a manner that supports the modern ...

Deploying comms vehicles and command posts safely requires power, cable, fuel and personnel hazards to be resolved before ...

Jay Jacobsmeyer is president of Pericle Communications Co., a consulting engineering firm located in Colorado Springs, Colo. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from ...

Harlin McEwen, the former longtime chairman of the IACP communications and technology committee, expresses optimism about developments in key public-safety technologies, including FirstNet, deployable ...

A U.S. federal appeals court ruled unanimously that an FCC order regarding the use of 4.9 GHz spectrum—one that would grant the FirstNet Authority access to the band via a yet-to-be-selected Band ...

Members of the FirstNet Authority Standards Team participated in the June 2026 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Plenary in Singapore. The global telecommunications industry gathers at 3GPP ...

Bob Escalle, Siyata PTT’s vice president of public safety, showcases the company’s new mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) device with the FirstNet Fusion service that also supports P25 conventional ...

It’s an important reminder that standards impact all of us. They create consistency and a level playing field for industry providers and ultimately make things better for consumers. Think of your ...

The boxer Mike Tyson once famously said that everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. That statement can be applied quite aptly to what’s happening these days in the world of ...

Public-safety LMR licensing activity has increased significantly thus far this year—in fact, the current pace would represent more than 40% jump, if continued throughout the rest of 2025—according to ...

Funding for nationwide next-generation 911 (NG911) deployment remains a primary federal priority for four key associations, but their leaders acknowledged that getting Congress to pass legislation by ...

New Zealand-based Tait Communications this week announced its acquisition of m-View, an Australia-based company with a portfolio of video offerings for critical-communications users, including ...