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Radio and Wireless Communications Technologies

Public Safety Use of LTE Technology to Augment LMR

Monday, July 28, 2025

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 343-344

CEU: 1

Main Presenter(s)

Jesse Cooper

Domain Lead
First Responder Network Authority

Co-Presenter(s)

Noah Jaehnert

Director of Technology and Logistics
Vernon Township Fire Department
Chuck Rushing

Deputy Director of Field Operations
Tennessee Advanced Communications Network
Atif Chaudhry

Secretary of the Maryland Department of General Services

This session will focus on the use cases, best practices, and key learning in with regards to LMR/LTE interoperability. The discussion will highlight the growing recognition among agencies for augmenting LMR systems with mission critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) capabilities to enhance communications. Subjects such as benefits of the dual LMR and LTE coverage, leveraging FirstNet for new LMR sites, extending coverage beyond LMR footprints, and providing indoor coverage will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

Learn how emergency communications centers (ECC) are using FirstNet to integrate LMR-to-LTE communications.
Learn how LMR-to-LTE interoperability can expand LMR coverage, indoor coverage, and off-loading capacity.
Identify instances of effective LMR/LTE system integration and analyze factors contributing to success.