Public Safety Advocate: 3GPP Mission-Critical Working Group, MCPTT Standards, T-Band

This week we begin with comments about The FirstNet Authority blog concerning 3GPP and my comments on the 3GPP MCPTT standard and devices in the market today. Next up is the delay in the Senate’s passing of the repeal of the T-Band giveback due to one Senator and hopes for new Majority FCC Commissioners who truly care about how spectrum is used and who needs it instead of doling it out to commercial interests to the detriment of critical-communications systems. 

3GPP Mission-Critical Update

People who, like me, are interested in the mission-critical segment of the 3GPP standards for both 4G (LTE) and 5G networks commented on last week’s Advocate and agreed that sifting through the 3GPP website is quite difficult…

Mt. Vernon Police Department welcomes new 911 dispatcher (IL)

he Mt. Vernon Police Department would like to welcome their newest telecommunicator (911 dispatcher) Javier Ruiz-Roubert. He will be answering 911 calls, dispatching police, fire, and EMS that are within the city. Javier brings experience to this position having worked as a part time telecommunicator with another agency, EMT for an ambulance company, and a volunteer firefighter…

Become a 911 Dispatcher! (WA)

e will be testing in Spokane on November 14th and 15th!

Test for over 2 dozen dispatch positions!

Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office – Communication Officer/Dispatcher: 1 opening RIVERCOM 911 – Dispatcher: 6 openings Yakima County Sheriff’s Office – Law Enforcement Dispatcher: Establishing eligibility list Toppenish Police Department – Communications Officer / Dispatcher: 1 opening…

Public Safety Dispatcher I (NY)

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS: CANDIDATES MUST HAVE BEEN LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ERIE COUNTY FOR AT LEAST ONE MONTH IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE WRITTEN TEST AND MUST BE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ERIE COUNTY AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT. There are future anticipated vacancies at the Erie County Central Police Services.

A promotion examination will be held at the same time as this examination. The list resulting from the promotion examination will be used first but appointments from this open competitive examination are anticipated. Use of the list may be suspended after it is one year old for any position which it is practical to fill through a new promotion examination…

Shrewsbury voters to be asked to approve $42 million for public safety complex (MA)

Shrewsbury – Town Meeting members met for a Special Town Meeting Sept. 29 to vote on a measure to approve $42 million debt exclusion to fund a new police station and public safety radio system. That request was resoundingly approved. Next, the voters will have their say when the question is presented on the Nov. 3 ballot.

The existing police station, which was built in 197, has according to Police Chief Kevin E. Anderson, significantly outlived its intended lifetime….