Meeting the Public Safety Communications Imperative: An Editorial Feature Report from RCR Wireless News
AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB) May 21, 2018 -- Advances in technology, from sensors to cameras to communications devices and analytics, are being used in the public safety space in new ways explored in an editorial feature report from RCR Wireless News, entitled “Meeting the Public Safety Communications Imperative.” The report is available as a free download in the Reports section at http://www.rcrwireless.com.
In the U.S., AT& T is one year into its 25-year contract to build and maintain a national public safety mobile broadband network for first responders. The long-anticipated entry of FirstNet to the public safety space -- and its partnership with AT&T to do so -- has both prompted a new level of interest from vendors serving public safety users, and a new level of competition as Verizon looks to defend its market-leading share of public safety wireless customers.
Though data access is becoming increasingly important to public safety users, voice is still crucial. Land Mobile Radio will be part of the critical communications landscape for the foreseeable future, even as mission-critical aspects of LTE (such as push-to-talk and video) are expected to emerge as soon as this year.
This report examines the evolving landscape of critical communications, both in terms of existing technologies and emerging ones, with particular attention to mobile broadband (primarily LTE), the internet of things, mobile edge computing and analytics.
RCR Wireless News spoke with experts across the wireless network ecosystem for their views on the evolution from LTE to 5G, including PrimeLime Consulting, CritComm Insights, Verizon, the First Responders Network Authority, AT&T/FirstNet, Harris, Motorola Solutions, Cradlepoint, SignalBoosters and many more.
Download this report to learn:
• Market projections for the public safety/critical communications market
• Recent developments in market positioning by AT&T/FirstNet and Verizon
• TETRA trends
• Recent P25 developments
• How IoT, drones and edge computing play into critical communications trends
• Challenges for serving the public safety market, including indoor coverage
• Update on developments in the T-Band spectrum for first responders in 11 major metropolitan areas
Watch the complimentary editorial webinar (available at http://www.rcrwireless.com/webinars) featuring:
• Kelly Hill, Editor, Executive Editor, RCR Wireless News
• Emil Olbrich, President, PrimeLime Consulting
• Nick Nilan, Director, Public Sector Product Development, Verizon
• Robert Auci, VP, Global Channel Marketing, Cradlepoint
• Brandon Davis, VP, Enterprise, SignalBoosters
• Kenneth Bednasz, VP Application Engineering, Telit
“Public safety is up against the same transition that many enterprises are facing: digital transformation of the work they do day-to-day,” said Kelly Hill, executive editor at RCR Wireless News. “There are already interesting developments in the use of drones, applications and analytics that are only going to accelerate over the next few years, and the market is seeing more competition than it has previously – which hopefully will spur even more innovation in this area going forward.”
About RCR Wireless News
Since 1982, RCR Wireless News has been providing wireless and mobile industry news, insights, and analysis to industry and enterprise professionals, decision makers, policy makers, analysts and investors. Our mission is to connect, globally and locally, mobile technology professionals and companies online, in person, and now on video. Our dedication to editorial excellence coupled with one of the industry’s most comprehensive industry databases and digital networks leads readers and advertisers to consistently choose RCR Wireless News over other industry publications.
Jeff Mucci, RCR Wireless, http://rcrwireless.com, +1 512 431 8912, [email protected]
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