LTE  |  2014-08-13

Mutualink Whitepaper Addresses FirstNet Collaboration Challenges

Source: MCCResources

The goals of The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) are challenging but achievable, according to a new whitepaper published this week by Mutualink.

FirstNet was established to provide emergency responders with the first high-speed, nationwide network dedicated to public safety. Mutualink’s paper outlines the collaboration and interoperability challenges faced by states as they plan for FirstNet implementation, and presents specific, tactical solutions for overcoming them to achieve secure, real-time collaboration.

Whitepaper Topics Include:

  • Enabling collaboration with non-FirstNet users.
  • Avoiding network congestion, particularly when using high-bandwidth applications like video sharing.
  • Operating during system impairments such as such as large-scale natural disasters,  networkoutages, power grid failures, loss of data center, etc.
  • What is a Media Cohesion Framework (MCF), and how does it work?
  • A case study illustrating how one state’s LTE deployment could be integrated with the technologies and solutions presented.

Key Facts:

  • Mutualink’s interoperability platform is fully deployed in Harris County, Texas, which is home to the nation’s only operationally deployed public safety LTE network. The capability was also tested in the temporary Band14 LTE network deployed in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Mutualink’s technology is used by public and private entities across the United States and abroad, including homeland security and defense installations, NATO Special Operations Forces, police and fire departments, schools, transit authorities, hospitals, shopping malls, casinos, and more.
  • The company’s advisory board includes former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, former Governor and Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Secretary Tom Ridge, Retired General Barry McCaffrey, and Retired Director Ron Brooks, Northern California Regional Intelligence Center, among others.

“Mutualink’s solution, in conjunction with the FirstNet network, can solve many of the communication and collaboration issues faced by public safety and critical infrastructure agencies that FirstNet was created to solve,” the paper concludes.

The Whitepaper was authored by Joe Boucher, Mutualink CTO and Dr. Mike Wengrovitz, Vice President of Innovation.

Download the Whitepaper here