Motorola and Ericsson have long been the leaders in mobile communications for various public safety entities around the country. From 2-way radios to back end infrastructure, the companies have used their expertise to keep police, fire and EMS personnel connected when on duty. On Tuesday, the companies announced they had formed an alliance to deliver LTE solutions to first responders.
Under the deal, Ericsson will provide LTE equipment–including packet core and related services–and combine that with Motorola Solutons’ public-safety-optimized LTE core. Motorola also will provide devices, video security and command and control solutions for first responders. The two vendors did not disclose the financial terms of the deal.
Despite the growing market for regional LTE networks for first responders, there is a still a roadblock over how best to create a nationwide, interoperable public-safety broadband network using the D Block of the 700 MHz band. Public-safety groups are pressing Congress to allocate the spectrum directly to first responders, while the FCC is still advocating a re-auction of the spectrum.
Source: FierceWireless
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