Rivada Holds Off Bidding on State RFPs for Alternative RANs
Until FirstNet announces a network contract, Rivada won’t bid on any more state requests for proposal on alternative radio access networks, a company spokesman said Thursday. Rivada submitted a plan to FirstNet as part of industry coalition Rivada Mercury; a…
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FirstNet decision is expected Nov. 1 (see 1606070037). “Given how close we are to a FirstNet decision … we are holding off on any further state RFP responses until we hear from FirstNet,” the Rivada spokesman emailed. “We remain confident that ours is the best solution for public safety nationwide. In the event we don't win FirstNet, we naturally will evaluate any state opportunities at that time.” Rivada agreed last month to develop an alternative public safety broadband plan for the New Hampshire Department of Safety for the state to compare with a proposal that will be developed by FirstNet (see 1609070063). Rivada hasn’t made any other state deals, the spokesman confirmed: “We are under contract with New Hampshire and we continue to work closely with them in accordance with that contract.”