Peter slen and our guest this week on the communicators is tj kennedy, acting executive director of firstnet. Mr. Kennedy, welcome, and what exactly is firstnet . T. J. Kennedy it is the first six the First Responder network authority. It is similar to what people use today with smartphones and having the ability to share voice and data, but doing it in a critical way that will support paramedics every day to do their job. Peter is there an issue with First Responders where they need their own network echo own network . T. J. Kennedy one thing that happens in big emergencies is that networks can often get caught, and those who need it most, Public Safety, dont always have the ability to get a signal when they need it. It has also relied for a long time on Radio Systems, and they serve a great focus great purpose. They are focused on voice technology. As you know, we are leveraging of what led leveraging what broadband can do. If you were able to leverage broadband for Public Safety the
Lacqua. Still to come, the hsbc whistleblower tells bloomberg well bloomberg speaks to the man who lifted the lid on the tax scandal. That is coming later in the show. Guy lets get to another major story. Boris nemtsovs murder. Thousands marching yesterday in memory of nemtsov. Francine Moscow Police estimated the number of marchers at 20,000. A Nonprofit Group of the number at 50,000. Ryan chilcote sent this report. Ryan this is the first opposition protest of the year, but it is no ordinary demonstration. It was supposed to be about economic woes. It is now a morning vigil the Boris Nemtsov, who was shot over the weekend. One of the opposition leaders organizing this very protest. This is the spot where Boris Nemtsov was struck down. He was going for a stroll by the kremlin. As you can see, thousands of people have come here to leave flowers and pay their respects. They just keep coming. There are many theories both official and unofficial, as to why Boris Nemtsov would have been kil
Couldnt get the full accounting accounting. The 300 billion doesnt include come under budget how much is going into that basic research to find the basis for the major Mental Illness . Roughly 50 spirit what is your total budget . 1. 45. 12 are going to hiv. By the way, my state has ever had per capita incidence of hiv and my Patient Population a disproportionate number of hiv. I am absolutely where of the nature of the issue of hiv but it does seem, if we have too few dollars going to the Brain Initiative and youve got roughly 800 million going to something that basic research or something which is costing us at least 300 billion, probably far more, as important as the it seems like we should be throwing everything we have an understanding that basic sort of science regarding that. The 12 where does that come from . I mean i guess my priority, when i go back and look and we are spending 19,000 per death on hiv, ma ive a sense we probably spending probably 2000 her death on major Menta
For a long time on land mobile systems, and they serve a great purpose, but theyre very focused on Voice Technology and most of us are leveraging what broadband can do. In the back of an ambulance or police and fire, the unique things that could be done to enhance safety and security if you were able to leverage broadband for Public Safety day in and day out. Host so is, mr. Kennedy, whats the current status of firstnet . Is it online . Is it available for First Responders at this point . Guest firstnet wan created in 2012 with the act in february of 2012 but we recently have really moved from standing up an organization to actually creating the initial consultation effort and the initial requirements for a draft rfp, and we released it host request for proposal. Guest request for proposal. So we are in the process of completing what is the our acquisition process with all the safety across the country, andzv those two are requirements of what we have to do to stand up the network. The
Guest the demands the consumer are placing on the legislation. Host what are issues you agencies is focused on . Guest we trying to build out the networks. Sometimes there are leaking issues and sometimes federal rules that affect how we deploy or the impact on historic sights or the environment. We want to be sensitive to those issues, but we want to move forward on deployment as well because these customers depend on having a good, strong connection and getting the data wherever they are. Host the spectrum auction; big deal . Guest they are a very big deal. There is not enough spectrum Going Forward for the demand. Cisco found there is going to be an eight fold increase in the amount of data travelling over the networks. How do you deal with that is the question. There are three levers we use to meet the demands. They use spectrum and they need more. They can use technology move to forth generation because it is more efficient and travels over the same spectrum and the third level is