Momentum Growing in Other Nations for Public Safety Networks, FirstNet Says
FirstNet sees momentum beyond the U.S. on networks for first responders, FirstNet President TJ Kennedy said in a Wednesday blog post. “At least 17 countries are considering some form of a nationwide LTE broadband network dedicated to public safety,” Kennedy…
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said. “What these nations have in common is the goal of bringing reliable high-speed wireless communications to public safety, whenever and wherever they need it.” Kennedy noted FirstNet recently hosted seven nations -- Canada, the U.K., Korea, Australia, Sweden, Finland and Norway -- at an international forum. “Each country must create a business model to meet its needs,” Kennedy said. “There are many decisions to be made: How to create an affordable system? How to make it sustainable? How to cover the whole population, including remote areas? How to leverage existing infrastructure, owned both by government and commercial telecommunications?”