Colorado to Issue FirstNet RFP for Alternative RAN Plans
Colorado will soon release a FirstNet request for proposals seeking alternative radio-access-network (RAN) plans if the state decides to opt out of the federal proposal, said Brian Shepherd, the state’s FirstNet single point of contact. The state plans to release…
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the RFP later this month or early April, he said. The state issued a request for information last year and got 10 responses (see 1611100049). “The RFI was more of an informational gathering exercise … to understand the business, financial and operational issues to consider in an alternative RAN implementation and look for alternative models [than] what FirstNet was using,” Shepherd emailed Wednesday. “The RFP will be a request to actually develop and implement an alternative RAN for Colorado. The objective is to have a formalized plan developed by the time the Governor has to make the opt-in/out decision so that we have two fully vetted options to compare.” Also, NTIA published a one-page infographic on the state opt-out process.