FirstNet Holds Consultation Meeting in Guam
FirstNet representatives met with more than 65 Guam public safety stakeholders as a part of FirstNet's ongoing consultation effort (see 1512220058), and discussed how the island's existing network infrastructure could be augmented with a dedicated nationwide public safety broadband network,…
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FirstNet Director-Consultation Dave Buchanan said in a blog post Monday. During the consultation meeting, Guam public safety officials told of their current departmental communications systems and where there might be room for improvements, Buchanan said. Among the updates to public safety communications systems sought by officials on the island are a switch from a 20-year-old Guam Police Department radio system to an IP-based system, a transition by the GPD to a "mobile computer-aided dispatch system," and a resolution of connectivity issues encountered by the Guam Fire Department, the blog post said. Guam is also interested in using the streaming video capability of its DisasterLAN system -- unused because it's cost- and resource-prohibitive -- which is "something FirstNet could help [it] do," Buchanan said.