[April 25, 2013] Public Safety Broadband Market: Who's on FirstNet? Tweet Apr 25, 2013 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Public Safety Broadband Market: Who's on FirstNet " report to their offering. This report is an overview of telecom veteran Frank Ohrtman's impressions gained while attending FirstNet's first public board of directors meeting accompanied by a tour of the Public Safety Communications Research labs where evaluated platforms were on full display. If the success of FirstNet is to be judged by its stated goals, then FirstNet is not technically, financially or politically feasible. In addition, FirstNet is not a solution for rural broadband. On the other hand, the work of the Public Safety Communications Research lab in evaluating LTE platforms for interoperability is perhaps the most valuable work of FirstNet-related efforts. Those efforts may point to industry winners and losers not only in the US but in Asia, Latin America and the European Union as well. Key Findings: The goals espoused by FirstNet for the nation-wide network are not feasible. FirstNet may not be funded as planned. The Public Safety Communications Research serves as a gatekeeper testing for interoperability and other aspects of 4G LTE products for the US public safety market. Industry winners: Those with products approved for interoperability in US 4G LTE public safety by PSCR. May lead to acceptance by US public safety buyers. Success here may lead to success in international 4G LTE public safety markets Industry losers: Those who do not participate in or fail FirstNet-related interoperability testing Companies Mentioned - 7Layers Lab - Aeroflex - Agilent - Alcatel-Lucent - Anite - Anritsu - At4 Wireless - CalAmp - Cassidian - Cetecom - Cisco - Elektrobit - FirstNet - General Dynamics - Harris - Inmotion - IPWireless - LGE - Motorola - MSI - NEC - Public Safety Communications Research - Public Wireless - Rohde & Schwarz - US Department of Commerce - Vodafone For more information visit Research and Markets About Research and Markets Research and Markets is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends. CONTACT: Research and Markets, Laura Wood, Senior Manager. [email protected] Fax from USA: 646-607-1907 Fax from rest of the world: +353-1-481-1716 Sector: Computing and Technology (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/categories.asp cat_id=4&campaign_id=kbt8l2), Internet and E-Commerce (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/categories.asp cat_id=7&campaign_id=kbt8l2), Broadband (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/categories.asp cat_id=324&campaign_id=kbt8l2) ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.com on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected]. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]