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  • NTIA, DOD Handpick Vendors to Demonstrate 5G Tech Interoperability - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NTIA, DOD Handpick Vendors to Demonstrate 5G Tech Interoperability

    The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has named seven contenders for a multi-vendor prize competition co-hosted by NTIA and the Department of Defense to demonstrate interoperability between radio access network architectures. Contestants of the 2023 5G Challenge will perform work in pairs on two teams to test subsystems that support the fifth-generation mobile technology standard, […] More

  • DOD, NTIA Announce 5G Prize Competition Finalists - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOD, NTIA Announce 5G Prize Competition Finalists

    The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and the Department of Defense have named the final contestants of the preliminary event of a multi-stage 5G Challenge prize competition. The first-year 5G Challenge Preliminary Event focused on Radio Access Network subsystem interoperability and called for technologies to support the network’s distributed unit, centralized […] More

  • Rivada Offers Alternative Public Safety Broadband Network for State Gov't Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rivada Offers Alternative Public Safety Broadband Network for State Gov’t Customers

    Rivada Networks plans to work with states and territories that want to opt out of the First Responder Network Authority’s wireless public safety broadband network. Herndon, Virginia-based Rivada said Friday it has begun to work with New Hampshire on a potential alternative broadband network strategy in case the state decides to develop a public safety network separate […] More

  • MEF Unveils List of Keynote, Featured Speakers at 2016 Global Networking Conference; Kevin Vachon Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MEF Unveils List of Keynote, Featured Speakers at 2016 Global Networking Conference; Kevin Vachon Comments

    Over 110 executives from cloud service providers, communications, technology platforms vendors and defense companies will take part as keynote speakers at MEF’s four-day global networking conference that is set to kick off Nov. 7 at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel in Maryland. “MEF16 will provide attendees an unparalleled forum to engage with the world’s […] More

  • MEF Releases List of Finalists for 2016 Excellence Awards; Nan Chen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MEF Releases List of Finalists for 2016 Excellence Awards; Nan Chen Comments

    MEF has announced finalists for the company’s 2016 Excellence Awards that recognizes service, application, technology and professional excellence in the global Third Network community. The company said Thursday it will present the awards in November at the MEF Excellence Awards Dinner as part of the MEF16 global networking conference. Global and regional senior analysts from ATLANTIC-ACM, Current Analysis, Frost […] More

  • Joe Euteneuer: Rivada Networks Forms Team to Bid for FirstNet Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Joe Euteneuer: Rivada Networks Forms Team to Bid for FirstNet Contract

    Rivada Networks has formed a consortium of technology firms to pursue a contract to build a 4G LTE broadband wireless network for public safety organizations in the U.S. The Rivada Mercury team includes Harris Corp., Intel‘s security business, Ericsson, Nokia,  Fujitsu Network Communications and Black & Veatch and aims to offer a national emergency services network in the 700 megahertz spectrum, Rivada Networks […] More

  • NJ Agencies Deploy JerseyNet Mobile System for Papal Visit; Randy Fuerst Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NJ Agencies Deploy JerseyNet Mobile System for Papal Visit; Randy Fuerst Comments

    The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and the New Jersey State Police used the JerseyNet communications system made by Oceus Networks to manage the visit of Pope Francis to the U.S. Oceus said Tuesday the agencies utilized JerseyNet to support mobile communications and the live stream of security video during the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. “[JerseyNet] connected multiple agencies in Band […] More