FirstNet Gaining Momentum After Busy 2015, Vice Chair Says
FirstNet is gaining momentum as it heads into 2016, Vice Chair Jeff Johnson said Thursday in a year-end blog post. Among the areas of progress, FirstNet is researching indoor location technologies at its technical headquarters in Boulder, Colorado, Johnson said.…
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“FirstNet views in-building coverage as a critical part of public-safety users’ needs in the field; solving in-building coverage will improve operations and the safety of first responders,” he said. FirstNet also completed initial consultations with 55 states and territories in the last half of the year, “from the Northern Mariana Islands to Florida,” he said. “It’s great to see FirstNet gaining momentum, as public-safety stakeholders throughout the country ask the types of questions that they should.” Johnson also said that with the appointment of Mike Poth as CEO and TJ Kennedy as president “FirstNet has developed a leadership team with the right blend of public-safety and technology experience required to make the network a reality.” FirstNet is also moving “with strategic urgency” to put out a request for proposal “that will help us determine a network partner,” he said (see 1512090071).