The Alabama State T303 Contract for FirstNet services does not include PTT. In 2014, legislative code 41-16-27 was enacted allowing for a multiple award cellular contract and requiring PTT to be awarded on a separate competitively bid contract. Southern Linc Wireless was awarded the T129 Contract as the cellular provider for PTT services for the […]
Continue ReadingThe State of Alabama contract is available online. Click the following links for FirstNet/AT&T devices: FirstNet Equipment Catalog For FirstNet/ATT&T Plan Pricing: Primary and Extended Plans
Continue ReadingNo. While there is no mandate requiring you to use the network, Governor Ivey has opted in and supports the initiative.
Continue ReadingLong-Term Evolution (LTE), a 3GPP standard technology, is the technology selected for the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN). This is the same broadband cellular technology used by the major carriers. The law that established FirstNet specified that the network shall be based on the minimum technical requirements on the commercial standards for LTE (Long […]
Continue ReadingWhile there will be voice communication capability with the NPSBN when it is introduced, it will not be public safety communications “mission critical” quality. Mission-critical communications include capabilities such as point to multi-point communication, and device-to-device direct communication when not connected to a network. These capabilities are not yet part of the selected long-term evolution […]
Continue ReadingFirstNet is charged with overseeing the construction of the network. FirstNet possesses the license to the 20 MHz of radio spectrum that has been dedicated to the network, and FirstNet owns the network core. The radio access network (RAN) portion of the network – consisting of all of the communication sites (e.g., towers) and the […]
Continue ReadingThe FirstNet network is being built for public safety. The purpose of the network is to provide broadband wireless communications to police officers, firefighters, paramedics and other public safety and support personnel to meet their important mission every day. The First Responder Network Authority has broken users into three categories: primary users, extended primary, and […]
Continue ReadingMandated through Federal legislation, the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) is an interoperable nationwide high-speed broadband network dedicated to public safety. Today, in emergencies and at large events, heavy public use can lead to wireless communications networks becoming overloaded and inaccessible. In those instances, public safety users are treated the same as any other […]
Continue ReadingThe First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) is an independent organization within the US Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Signed into law in 2012, the Middle-Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act created FirstNet. The law gives FirstNet the mission to build, operate and maintain the first high-speed, nationwide wireless broadband network […]
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