[Scan-DC] Richmond and Fairfax County are the first localities in Virginia to begin using FirstNet
Dewey3
dewey3 at gmail.com
Thu Jan 25 13:28:11 EST 2018
Yea... if they do decide to go voice comms, just think of the supervisors
who will have entirely new ways of making field units give accountability!
VA Trooper John Doe, you're going to Seattle to extradite that very
important prisoner. Make sure that you check-in with the dispatcher as
soon as you land at SeaTac, when you arrive to pick up the prisoner, when
you leave with the prisoner, and when you're boarding the plane to come
back.
Hmm...
Dewey
On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 1:19 PM, Andy <along at comcast.net> wrote:
> Chris...think of it this way. For now, it is a back up and addition to
> the existing TRS that jurisdictions use now, however it is much more
> robust. Think of it as AT&T's nationwide cellular network, but the band(s)
> that it uses is completely dedicated to public safety. It is always there,
> always on and is reachable wherever you go. I think right now agencies who
> use it--Washington County, MD, FFX Co, Richmond, etc. are using it for
> their MDT's and other devices with interfaces like an air card you'd plug
> into your laptop to access broadband services from a cellular network
> provider like Verizon Wireless or AT&T, but as I said, totally dedicated to
> the agency.
>
> -Andy
>
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> To: Alan Henney <alan at henney.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Richmond and Fairfax County are the first
> localities in Virginia to begin using FirstNet
>
> So then what is FirstNet? Does this system replace existing systems or is
> it an addition to? The article really doesn’t elaborate.
>
> Chris Johnson
> KD4EMQ
> @awsmgimp
>
>
> > On Jan 24, 2018, at 11:38 PM, Alan Henney <alan at henney.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Richmond and Fairfax County are the first localities in Virginia to
> begin using FirstNet
> >
> > http://www.radioresourcemag.com/News/NewsDetails/NewsID/
> 16434#.WmlKjHirQlc.twitter
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