Wireless & Broadband (2)

The Case for Private Long-Term Evolution Networks for Power Utilities

Next month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to vote on reconfiguring the 900 MHz band ...
April 23, 2020

The Role of LTE in the Utilities Sector

Southern Company is one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the United States, covering a large ...
February 21, 2020

Utility Communications Networks Resemble a Spider’s Web

Last fall I attended a conference presented by the Utility Broadband Alliance (UBBA), which caters to utility ...
February 7, 2020

MCP Once Again Adds Critical Subject-Matter Expertise—and We’re Not Done

The public safety sector has been evolving rapidly over the past decade, and continues to do so. In fact, the ...
January 7, 2020

Public Safety Data Harnessing is a Big, Vitally Important Job

On December 8, Mission Critical Partners (MCP) kicked off its tenth-annual, two-day extravaganza in ...
December 23, 2019

Five Things Happening in Public Safety We’re Thankful for This Thanksgiving

As we kick off the start of the holiday season and give thanks for the successes of the past year, as well as ...
November 27, 2019

Public Safety Broadband: So Many Choices

Earlier this month, T-Mobile announced a public safety broadband offering, with the caveat that it is ...
November 21, 2019

Webinar Next Week to Explore Public Safety Broadband and NG911 Integration in ECCs

For decades, public safety has suffered from a siloed approach to implementing communications networks, one ...
October 25, 2019

New Legislation Will Have Significant Impact on Public Safety Communications in Florida

The State of Florida recently enacted legislation that has considerable implications for public safety ...
October 10, 2019

Understanding What is Good in Public Safety Communications Networks

A key component of effective emergency response is the ability for first responders to communicate with each ...
September 20, 2019

How Public Safety Agencies are Navigating Change and Accelerating Progress

MCP’s Model for Advancing Public Safety is Helping Agencies Build a Blueprint for Today and What They Can ...
August 8, 2019

APCO Preview: This Year's Hot Topic Will Be the Growing Cybersecurity Threat

During the decade that I covered the public safety communications sector for Urgent Communications magazine, ...
July 31, 2019