FirstNet Closely Monitoring Advances in Commercial Technology
Officials from FirstNet’s technical HQ team were at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February and saw a lot of technology with implications for FirstNet’s future network, said a Wednesday blog post by the authority’s devices group. FirstNet officials…
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saw advances in smartphones and 5G technology, wearables and drones that can be used for communications, the group said. “As commercial wireless technology transitions to public safety use, there are areas that are customized to support the public safety operational procedures and working environments,” the group said. “Examples of these areas include ruggedization of devices for operation in hazardous environments, modification of user interfaces to match the public safety usage requirements, and enhanced security capabilities to allow connection to limited access databases.” In general, advances in technology occur first on commercial networks, the blog post said. “Monitoring the advancements in the area of commercial products provides some advance notice of what may be coming in the future to public safety platforms,” the group said. “In some cases, there may be a need to accelerate the transition of commercial focused technology for the benefit of public safety users.”