Download or read book Building the FirstNet Public Safety Broadband Network written by Robert I. Desourdis, Jr. and published by Artech House. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new resource explains the critical steps involved in planning, designing, implementing, and sustaining the FirstNet (public safety) LTE network. Wireless network planners, engineers, and managers are presented with emerging broadband technologies and their immediate impact on FirstNet planning, such as LTE access-class mechanisms and digital television datacasting in its complementary role to LTE.
Download or read book Public Safety Broadband Network written by Mark L. Goldstein and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-05 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For communications during emergencies, public safety officials rely on thousands of separate systems, which often lack interoperability, or the ability to communicate across agencies and jurisdictions. The 2012 act created FirstNet within the Department of Commerce to establish, for public safety use, a nationwide, interoperable, wireless broadband network, which will initially support data transmissions.T he 2012 act provided $7 billion for network construction, and required FirstNet to be self-funding beyond this initial allocation. FirstNet is working with five projects that are building local and regional public-safety broadband networks. This report assessed (1) FirstNet's progress carrying out its responsibilities and establishing internal controls; (2) how much the network is estimated to cost and how FirstNet plans to become self-funding; and (3) what lessons can be learned from the early builder projects. Table and figures. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Public safety Broadband Network written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For communications during emergencies, public safety officials rely on thousands of separate systems, which often lack interoperability, or the ability to communicate across agencies and jurisdictions. The 2012 act created FirstNet within the Department of Commerce to establish, for public safety use, a nationwide, interoperable, wireless broadband network, which will initially support data transmissions. The 2012 act established numerous responsibilities for FirstNet, provided $7 billion for network construction, and required FirstNet to be self-funding beyond this initial allocation. As part of the effort, FirstNet is working with five "early builder projects" that are building local and regional public-safety broadband networks. GAO was asked to examine FirstNet's progress in establishing the network. GAO assessed (1) FirstNet's progress carrying out its responsibilities and establishing internal controls, (2) how much the network is estimated to cost and how FirstNet plans to become self-funding, and (3) what lessons can be learned from the early builder projects. GAO reviewed FirstNet documentation and public-safety network cost estimates, surveyed all state-designated FirstNet contacts, and interviewed FirstNet officials and public safety stakeholders selected for their telecommunications and public safety experience.
Download or read book Public safety Broadband Network written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FirstNet is charged with establishing a nationwide public-safety broadband network that is reliable, secure, and interoperable. To inform this work, FirstNet is consulting with a variety of stakeholders. In March 2017, FirstNet awarded a 25-year contract to AT&T to build, operate, and maintain the network. FirstNet's oversight of AT&T's performance is important given the scope of the network and the duration of the contract. GAO was asked to review FirstNet's progress and efforts to ensure the network is reliable, secure, and interoperable. GAO (1) examined FirstNet's efforts to establish the network; (2) obtained stakeholder views on network reliability, security, and interoperability challenges FirstNet faces and its efforts to address them; and (3) assessed FirstNet's plans to oversee its network contractor. GAO reviewed FirstNet documentation, key contract oversight practices identified in federal regulations and other sources, tribal communication practices identified by federal agencies, and assessed FirstNet's efforts and plans against these practices. GAO also interviewed FirstNet officials and a nongeneralizable selection of public-safety, tribal, and other stakeholders selected to obtain a variety of viewpoints.
Download or read book The First Responder Network Firstnet and Next Generation Communications for Public Safety written by Linda K. Moore and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since September 11, 2001, when communications failures contributed to the tragedies of the day, Congress has passed several laws intended to create a nationwide emergency communications capability. Yet the United States has continued to strive for a solution that assures seamless communications among first responders and emergency personnel at the scene of a major disaster. To address this problem, Congress included provisions in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96) for planning, building, and managing a new, nationwide, broadband network for public safety communications (FirstNet), and assigned additional radio frequency spectrum to accommodate the new network. In addition, the act has designated federal appropriations of over $7 billion for the network and other public safety needs. These funds will be provided through new revenue from the auction of spectrum licenses. These and other public safety and spectrum provisions of the act appear in Title VI, known as the Public Safety and Spectrum Act, or Spectrum Act.
Download or read book Firstnet Oversight written by Subcommittee on Communications and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-12 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Responder Network Authority, also known as FirstNet, was established under the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012. It is intended to address communication failures that slowed recovery efforts during major national emergencies, including the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina. States like Mississippi know firsthand the consequences of communications network breakdown. FEMA, Red Cross, and others were hindered from providing the emergency recovery services needed during and after Katrina. The 2012 Act allocated $7 billion from spectrum auction proceeds for the purpose of building and operating a nationwide public safety broadband network. The spectrum auction raised the $7 billion needed to begin the planning and development stage. Although FirstNet has made progress, questions linger about the future viability of the network. FirstNet is committed to providing rural communities with the same services as larger urban cities, but rural and remote coverage remains a major concern. Each region of the country faces a unique set of challenges, and addressing these challenges is critical to achieving nationwide deployment of FirstNet.
Download or read book Public Safety Communications written by United States Government Accountability and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO's ongoing work has found that the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) has made progress carrying out the responsibilities established in the 2012 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (the 2012 act) but lacks certain elements of effective internal controls. FirstNet has made progress establishing an organizational structure, planning the nationwide public-safety broadband network, and consulting with stakeholders. Nevertheless, stakeholders GAO contacted cited upcoming issues, such as deciding the level of network coverage, which will be difficult for FirstNet to address as it continues to carry out its responsibilities. With respect to internal controls, FirstNet has begun establishing policies and practices consistent with federal standards, but it has not fully assessed its risks or established Standards of Conduct. Given that FirstNet faces a multitude of risks to achieve its complex objectives, fully assessing risks would help FirstNet respond to risks in a proactive way. Developing standards of conduct would help FirstNet address conduct and performance issues in a timely manner. A nationwide public-safety broadband network is estimated to cost billions of dollars, and FirstNet faces difficult decisions determining how to fund the network's construction and ongoing operations. Various entities have estimated the cost to construct and operate such a network from $12 to $47 billion over the first 10 years. The actual cost of FirstNet's network will be influenced by FirstNet's (1) business model, especially the extent of commercial partnerships; (2) use of existing infrastructure; (3) efforts to ensure network reliability; and (4) network coverage. For example, the cost of the network will likely increase if FirstNet does not utilize commercial partnerships and at least some existing infrastructure. The 2012 act provides FirstNet $7 billion to establish the network. To become self-funding, FirstNet is authorized to generate revenue through user fees and commercial partnerships, the latter of which can involve secondary use of the network for non-public safety services. However, GAO's ongoing work suggests that FirstNet faces difficult decisions in determining how to best utilize these revenue sources. For instance, widespread network coverage can attract more users, and thus user fee revenue, but is expensive to construct and maintain, especially in rural areas. A nationwide public-safety broadband network is estimated to cost billions of dollars, and FirstNet faces difficult decisions determining how to fund the network's construction and ongoing operations. Various entities have estimated the cost to construct and operate such a network from $12 to $47 billion over the first 10 years. The actual cost of FirstNet's network will be influenced by FirstNet's (1) business model, especially the extent of commercial partnerships; (2) use of existing infrastructure; (3) efforts to ensure network reliability; and (4) network coverage. For example, the cost of the network will likely increase if FirstNet does not utilize commercial partnerships and at least some existing infrastructure. The 2012 act provides FirstNet $7 billion to establish the network. To become self-funding, FirstNet is authorized to generate revenue through user fees and commercial partnerships, the latter of which can involve secondary use of the network for non-public safety services. However, GAO's ongoing work suggests that FirstNet faces difficult decisions in determining how to best utilize these revenue sources. For instance, widespread network coverage can attract more users, and thus user fee revenue, but is expensive to construct and maintain, especially in rural areas.
Download or read book Public Safety Communications written by Mark L. Goldstein and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-18 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statement of Mark L. Goldstein, Dir., Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO. Public safety officials rely on thousands of separate radio systems to communicate during emergencies, which often lack interoperability, or the ability to communicate across agencies and jurisdictions. FirstNet was created in 2012 to establish a nationwide, interoperable, wireless broadband network for public safety use. This statement is based on preliminary information from GAO's ongoing review of FirstNet. It addresses (1) FirstNet's progress carrying out its responsibilities and establishing internal controls; (2) how much the network is estimated to cost and how FirstNet plans to become self-funding; and (3) what lessons can be learned from the early builder projects. Table and figure. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Firstnet written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FIRSTNET: Efforts to Establish the Public-Safety Broadband Network
Download or read book Firstnet Oversight written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-09 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FirstNet oversight : an update on the status of the Public Safety Broadband Network : hearing before the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, second session, June 21, 2016.
Download or read book The First Responder Network and Next Generation Communications for Public Safety written by Linda K. Moore and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-05 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Public Safety Broadband Network written by U S Government Accountability Offi Gao and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PUBLIC-SAFETY BROADBAND NETWORK: FirstNet Has Made Progress Establishing the Network, but Should Address Stakeholder Concerns and Workforce Planning
Download or read book Public Safety BroadBand Network written by U S Government Accountability Offi Gao and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public-Safety BroadBand Network: FirstNet Should Strengthen Internal Controls and Evaluate Lessons Learned
Download or read book Office of Information Technology Services written by Brad Hoff and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A National Interoperable Broadband Network for Public Safety written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The First Responder Network FirstNet and Next generation Communications for Public Safety written by Linda K. S. Moore and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report discusses the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), which is a federal agency that includes private sector and other non-federal representation on its board of directors. FirstNet was created by Congress with provisions in Title VI (Spectrum Act) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96) to ensure the deployment and operation of a nationwide, broadband network for public safety communications.
Download or read book The First Responder Network FirstNet written by Margaret Saunders and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) is a federal agency that includes private sector and other non-federal representation on its board of directors. FirstNet was created by Congress with provisions in Title VI (Spectrum Act) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to ensure the deployment and operation of a nationwide, broadband network for public safety communications. It is established as an "independent authority" within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), part of the Department of Commerce. There are many challenges for public safety leaders and policymakers in establishing the framework for a nationwide network that meets state, local, tribal and territorial needs for robust, interoperable emergency communications. Currently, for example, state emergency communications needs are typically met by separate networks using different technologies. Furthermore, each state has its own laws and procedures for building, managing, and funding communications infrastructure. Among the challenges facing FirstNet is establishing a governance model that accommodates current investments and future needs of its clients without compromising the coherence of a national network. This book discusses the elements, issues, and progress made by FirstNet.
