On February 6, 2013, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration released the Federal Funding Opportunity announcement for the State and Local Implementation Grant Program (SLIGP). Corner Alliance has provided the following Key Next Steps for States in preparing for the SLIGP grant application and nationwide public safety broadband network planning activities Understanding the State and … Continue reading
February 22, 2012 was an historic day for the public safety community. The “D Block” was allocated for a dedicated public safety broadband network and $7 Billion dollars were provided to fund the build out of the network. Flash forward six months and the public safety community was introduced to the FirstNet board of directors … Continue reading
Now that FirstNet is here, States and Territories need to focus on getting their house in order. Soon the consultation process will begin between FirstNet and States, and effective governance is key in order to be prepared for that process. FirstNet is statutorily obligated to consult both with State and local public safety entities as … Continue reading
The destruction from Superstorm Sandy highlights key issues surrounding the planning and eventual build-out of the nationwide public safety broadband network. Commercial communications suffered outages that public safety professionals and advocates for FirstNet say cannot be repeated in the eventual public safety LTE system. Key Points: About 25% of commercial cell sites were not operational … Continue reading
The ability of FirstNet to quickly and cost efficiently build out the nationwide public safety broadband network will rely partly on its ability to partner with vendors such as tower companies to take advantage of existing infrastructure. Key Points: The transition to LTE technology for public safety could require up to three times more cell … Continue reading
