FirstNet Wants To Build Network That Will Last, CEO Says
FirstNet is focused on building a Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) that will endure, said FirstNet CEO Mike Poth Monday in a blog post. “We do not know today what technology the public safety community may require 20 years…
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from now to carry out its mission,” Poth wrote. “But we can, and are, planning for the future of the network. At FirstNet, we want to be ready for and encourage innovation that will bring better applications, devices and services to the public safety community, and we want to invest in the NPSBN to ensure its readiness for whatever may come.” With an eye on continuity, the FirstNet request for proposals anticipates finding partners in industry for a contract that will be as long as 25 years, he said. The length of time “will allow the awardee to confidently invest in the network and in the provision of services to the public safety community, while also serving its commercial users with excess network capacity,” he said. “Market forces will undoubtedly self-mandate continued awardee investment and upgrades in the network, including implementation of [3rd Generation Partnership Project] 3GPP standards and other standards as they develop and advance throughout the life of the network.”