Verizon s Andres Irlando is officially putting AT&T, FirstNet and others in the public safety industry on notice: The interoperability fight is not over. Not by a long shot. We don t have true interoperability, said Irlando, who is in charge of Verizon s public sector business, which includes sales of services to federal, state, public safety and education customers. It s time for the industry to come together and solve for true interoperability.
Specifically, Irlando is calling for interoperability among Verizon, AT&T, FirstNet and others across a number of services that are specific to public-safety customers. Those services include priority and preemption (which ensures public safety users can access a connection amid network congestion); mutual-aid roaming (where public-safety customers would automatically switch to another nearby network if their primary connection is disabled); application interoperability (wherein features and functions specific to public-safety user
Verizon s Andres Irlando is officially putting AT&T, FirstNet and others in the public safety industry on notice: The interoperability fight is not over. Not by a long shot. We don t have true interoperability, said Irlando, who is in charge of Verizon s public sector business, which includes sales of services to federal, state, public safety and education customers. It s time for the industry to come together and solve for true interoperability.
Specifically, Irlando is calling for interoperability among Verizon, AT&T, FirstNet and others across a number of services that are specific to public-safety customers. Those services include priority and preemption (which ensures public safety users can access a connection amid network congestion); mutual-aid roaming (where public-safety customers would automatically switch to another nearby network if their primary connection is disabled); application interoperability (wherein features and functions specific to public-safety user
Northern Tier, Pa. â First responders are getting a boost in their wireless communications with the addition of new, purpose-built FirstNet cell sites. The new infrastructure is part of a FirstNet expansion taking place across Pennsylvania, expanding coverage, capacity, and capabilities for public safety uses.
New FirstNet cell sites have launched in these locations:
Potter County: A site serving the Route 6 corridor between Coudersport and Telescope, the Pennsylvania State Troop F barracks, the Potter County Family Campground, and parts of Denton Hill State Park.
Tioga County: A site in Elkland serves the borough, the Route 49 corridor along the north side of the county, and the Route 85 corridor through Woods Corner in Steuben County, N.Y.