Broadband

Here is a sampling of press that mentions our broadband work or topics directly affected by our work.

“Public Safety Makes Big Strides in LTE Standards Process,” (PSCR staffer Andrew Thiessen is quoted), MissionCritical Communications, January 2013.

NPSTC Develops Launch Requirements for Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (PSCR played a significant role in this effort) — NPSTC press release, December 2012.

“FirstNet Decision on Public-Safety BTOP Awardees Could Come in January,” (PSCR set to help with test and evaluation, says FirstNet board member, Craig Farrill), MissionCritical Communications, December 2012.

“FirstNet Outlines Public-Safety Broadband Network Architecture,” (PSCR to test secure transmission from FirstNet to a mobile partner. See also...), MissionCritical Communications, November - December 2012.

“First Companies Complete Initial Phase 3 Testing of Public Safety LTE Broadband Network,” FierceBroadbandWireless, October 2012.

“Companies Report PSCR Plan Progress,” TR Daily, October 2012.

“FirstNet Board Outlines Public-Safety Broadband Network Architecture,” (PSCR to test secure transmission from FirstNet to a mobile partner with a RAN and includes band 14. See also...), MissionCritical Communications, September 2012.

“Standards for P25 over LTE,” (mentions the PSCR-hosted Spring 2012 public-safety broadband demonstration network stakeholder meeting), MissionCritical Communications, September 2012.

“Public Safety Input Needed on Broadband Technical Requirements,” (PSCR staffer Andrew Thiessen is quoted), MissionCritical Communications, September 2012.

“NTIA Says FCC Should License 10 x 10 Broadband Channels for Public Safety,” (PSCR staffer Emil Olbrich is quoted), MissionCritical Communications, August 2012.

“PSCR Seeks Global Support for Public-Safety LTE,” (PSCR staffer Andrew Thiessen is quoted), Urgent Communications, August 2012.

“APCO Global Alliance Adopts LTE as International Public Safety Standard,” (APCO Global Alliance formally adopts LTE as the international public safety broadband standard), APCO Australasia, Press Release, May 2012.

“APCO Partners with TETRA Group on Broadband,” (Groups to support PSCR efforts to establish public safety standards for LTE in the 3GPP), MissionCritical Communications, May 2012.

“APCO, TETRA Association partner to support Public-Safety LTE Research,” (Groups stand behind PSCR efforts researching needs of first responders), Urgent Communications, May 2012.

“PSCR to Focus on Public-Safety Broadband Interoperability Tests,” (PSCR staffer, Emil Olbrich is quoted), MissionCritical Communications, April 2012.

“Public-Safety LTE Devices for Demo Network in Short Supply,” (PSCR staffer, Emil Olbrich is quoted), MissionCritical Communications, April 2012.

“NTIA Official Provides Timeline for Nationwide Broadband Network,” (Anna Gomez, Deputy Administrator, NTIA lays out a plan during a live webinar discussion (slides here) in which the PSCR program’s Andrew Thiessen was also a panelist. Register to watch the recorded event free (archive available for one year). Presented by Urgent Communications.) Urgent Communications, March 2012.

“PSCR’s Orr Appointed to FCC’s Interoperability Board,” MissionCritical Communications, March 2012.

“NTIA Emphasizes Collaboration for Network,” (NTIA highlights the work of the PSCR program and ITS), TR Daily, March 2012.

“So What’s Next for the Public-Safety Network?,” Politco Forums – POLITICO.COM, March 2012.

“Supporting our First Responders’ Communications Needs,” (NTIA highlights the work of the PSCR program and ITS), NTIA Blog, March 2012.

(Broomfield, CO) — “State and Local Input Essential to Nationwide Network Success, Say Federal Officials” (PSCR PSBB demonstration network stakeholder meeting keynote speakers Anna Gomez and Dr. David Boyd are quoted), MissionCritical Communications, March 2012.

(Broomfield, CO) — “Remarks of Deputy Assistant Secretary Gomez at PSCR Demonstration Network Stakeholders Meeting,” NTIA, March 2012.

(Broomfield, CO) — “PSA Celebrates Broadband-Network Victory” (PSA-hosted celebration kicks off PSCR PSBB demonstration network stakeholder meeting), Urgent Communications, March 2012.

“NG 9-1-1 and LTE: A Beneficial Union” (PSCR to complete interoperability testing, page 55), MissionCritical Communications, March 2012.

“Why Broadband Won’t Replace LMR Anytime Soon” (PSCR is pushing direct mode within the 3GPP page 36), MissionCritical Communications, March 2012.

“FCC Provides PLMN ID Guidance for Broadband” (PSCR staffer Emil Olbrich is quoted; PLMN ID Guidelines available here), MissionCritical Communications, March 2012.

“Obama Makes it Official, Signs D Block Legislation,” Urgent Communications, February 2012.

“FY 2013 Budget Requests Outline FCC, NIST, DHS Funding” (NIST plan would expand work of the PSCR program), MissionCritical Communications, February 2012.

“Public-Safety Broadband Demo Network Meeting Set for March,” MissionCritical Communications, February 2012.

“Motorola Completes First Phase of Public-Safety LTE Testing” (PSCR staffer Emil Olbrich is quoted), Urgent Communications, January 2012.

“FCC Provides PLMN ID Guidance to Public-Safety Broadband Operators” (PSCR staffer Emil Olbrich is quoted), MissionCritical Communications, January 2012.

“Panel: Broadband Will Not Supplant LMR Voice in the Short Term” (PSCR staffer Emil Olbrich is quoted), MissionCritical Communications, December 2011.

“NIST Receives Comments from 30 Sources on Public-Safety Broadband Network,” MissionCritical Communications, November 2011.

“DHS OEC Releases Broadband Interoperability Guide,” MissionCritical Communications, November 2011. (The guide mentions the PSCR program’s supporting work.)

“NIST Report Outlines Desired Features for National Public Safety Network,” MissionCritical Communications, November 2011. (PSCR contributed to the report.)

“NIST Posts Comments on Public Safety Communications Network,” NIST Tech Beat, November 2011.

“Public Safety Recommends LTE Network Identifier Details to FCC,” MissionCritical Communications, November 2011.

“Safety first for LTE” (PSCR staffer Emil Olbrich is interviewed), telecoms.com, October 2011.

“Panel: Coexistence of LTE, LMR for quite some time is a safe bet” (PSCR staffer Andrew Thiessen is quoted), Urgent Communications, October 2011.

“LTE Standards Body Considers Study on Public-Safety Direct Mode” (PSCR staffer Andrew Thiessen is quoted), Urgent Communications, September 2011.

“NIST Seeks Comment on Features of Public-Safety Broadband Network,” MissionCritical Communications, September 2011.

“NIST Seeks Comments to Help Build Public Safety Communications Network,” NIST Tech Beat, September 2011.

“The Latest on Broadband,” Sandra Wendelken, editor of MissionCritical Communications, mentions PSCR in this month’s editorial, August 2011.

“Performance Metrics Important to Public-Safety LTE,” Urgent Communications, May 2011.

The PSCR program’s Emil Olbrich is quoted in this LTE article, “Technical Work, Spectrum Planning Needed to Make Peer-to-Peer Solutions a Reality,” Urgent Communications, April 2011.

“PSCR Signs More Vendors to Supply Gear to Broadband Demo Network,” MissionCritical Communications, March 2011.

“R&D Deal Enables Stress Testing of LTE-Based Public Safety Communications Network,” EE Times, March 2011.

“Colorado Relocates 700 MHz Narrowband Licenses,” MissionCritical Communications, January 2011.

“Public-Safety Broadband Demo Network Devices Roll Out This Month,” MissionCritical Communications, December 2010.

“Alcatel-Lucent First to Make Live LTE Calls at PSCR,” Urgent Communications, October 2010.

“Alcatel-Lucent Goes Live on Federal 700 MHz LTE Demo Network,”MissionCritical Communications, October 2010.

“Alcatel-Lucent Leads Way to Achieving U.S. Nationwide Public Safety LTE Broadband Network,” TelecomTV.com – Alcatel-Lucent, October 2010.

“Public-Safety LTE Closes in on Commercial Reality,” Urgent Communications, October 2010.

“4G Public Safety Network to Undergo First Tests,” GCN, October 2010.

“NIST, NTIA Seek Collaborators for Emergency Communications Demo Network,” NIST Tech Beat, October 2010.

“From the Field: The 700MHz Broadband Public Safety Demonstration Network,” OEC Emergency Communications Forum, July 2010.

“PSCR Launches Public Safety Broadband,” International Association of Fire Chiefs, June 2010.

“21 Jurisdictions Gain Broadband Waivers,” MissionCritical Communications, June 2010.

“Broadband Meetings Set Requirements for Demo Network,” MissionCritical Communications, June 2010.

“FCC Establishes ERIC for Public-Safety Broadband Interoperability,” MissionCritical Communications, June 2010.

“New Research Tracks 700-MHz In-Building Signal Penetration,” MissionCritical Communications, May 2010.

“PSCR Officials Pleased with Early Interest in 700-MHz Band Demonstration Network,” TR Daily, April 2010.

“FCC Commissioners Consider Order Outlining ERIC Specifics,” MissionCritical Communications, April 2010.

“Broadband Meetings Set Requirements for Demo Network,” MissionCritical Communications, April 2010.

“Meeting Held to Plan 700-MHz Public Dafety Demo Network,” TR Daily, April 2010.

“Emergency Communications: A Parallel Path. Maintaining Legacy Systems While Developing a Broadband Path,” Firehouse, March 2010.

“700 MHz Demo Network Participation Deadline Set for April 30,” MissionCritical Communications, March 2010.

“IWCE Panel: Broadband Voice for Public Safety is Inevitable” (PSCR staffer Emil Olbrich is quoted), Urgent Communications, March 2010.

“D.C. Picked as site for Urban 700 MHz Public-Safety Demonstration,” Urgent Communications, February 2010.

“Q&A: 700 MHz Demo Broadband Network,” MissionCritical Communications, February 2010.

“Washington, D.C., Partners with Feds to Test 4G Technology for National Public Safety Network,” Government Technology, February 2010.

“District of Columbia Partners with PSCR on LTE Tests for Public Safety,” MissionCritical Communications, February 2010.

“NPSTC Commends 700 MHz Demonstration Network,” MissionCritical Communications, January 2010.

“NIST to Test Public-Safety Broadband Network,” Urgent Communications, January 2010.

“700 MHz Demonstration Network a Step in the Right Direction,” Urgent Communications, January 2010.

“Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Program Plans 700 MHz Broadband Demonstration Network,” NPSTC Quarterly Newsletter, December 2009.

“700 MHz Demonstration Broadband Network Planned for Mid-2010,” MissionCritical Communications, December 2009.

“Demonstration Network Planned for Public Safety 700 MHz Broadband,” NIST Tech Beat, December 2009.

“Task Force Works to Define 700 MHz Broadband Requirements,” MissionCritical Communications, July 2009.

“DHS Pilots Interoperable Wireless Network Pilots with City of Washington, D.C.,” Government Technology, September 2008.

“D.C. tests interoperable public safety system,” Homeland Security Daily Wire, September 2008.

“S&T Division Demonstrates New Wireless Technology for Emergency Responders,” DHS Today, September 2008.

“D.C. tests public safety interoperability system,” Kalorama Triangle News, Washington, D.C., September 2008.

“S&T Directorate Nearly Ready to Unveil Data From Pilot Interoperability Program,” Congressional Quarterly’s Homeland Security Daily, September 2008.

“Talking Points; Demonstration shows that wireless broadband isn’t just for data anymore,” Urgent Communications, September 2008.

“Project tests radio interoperability for emergency first responders,” Federal Times, August 2008 .

“DHS unveils interoperability technology: DHS unit demonstrates new Radio over Wireless Broadband application,” Government Computer News, August 2008.

“DHS unveils wireless radio for emergency response,” NextGov.com, August 2008.

“DHS Claims Breakthrough in Wireless Broadband Interoperability: New system allows responder radios to communicate with laptops, PDAs for the first time,” Homeland Security Today, August 2008.

“D.C. tests public safety system," Washington Times,” August 2008.

“DHS, D.C. demonstrate broadband technology,” Federal Computer Week, August 2008.

“ISCO and U.S. DHS to Demo Radio Over Wireless Broadband Technology,” TMCNet.com, August 2008.

“OIC Demonstrates Connection Between Radio System and Laptops, Smart Phones,” (See first page, second article.) Homeland Security Science Technology Interoperability Bulletin, June 2008.

“Testing the Waters in D.C.,” Urgent Communications, May 2008.

“News Brief: New Specification Connects Public-Safety Gateways,” RadioResource Media Group, April 2008.

“Spectrum Monitor: Rethinking 4.9 GHz Broadband,” MissionCritical Communications, February 2008, By Andrew Thiessen, PSCR staff.

“News Briefs: DHS Establishes Standard for Interoperable Gateways,” MissionCritical Communications, February 2008.