1st Edition

Handbook of National Communication Networks for Public Safety Next-Generation Advances Next-Generation Advances

By Madhu S. Singh, Ph.D. Copyright 2026
298 Pages 92 B/W Illustrations
by Auerbach Publications

298 Pages 92 B/W Illustrations
by Auerbach Publications

298 Pages 92 B/W Illustrations
by Auerbach Publications

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security created the FirstNet Authority for the purpose of building and operating a nationwide public safety broadband network. Handbook of National Communication Networks for Public Safety: Next-Generation Advances traces the evolution of the National Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN). The book is composed of three major sections, each section containg... Read more

I. Advent of FirstNet National Public Safety Broadband Network
1. Driving Force for an Advanced National Public Safety Network
2. FirstNet Authority - Organizational Structure
3. Public and Private Hand-Shake for Public Safety NPSBN

II.  Evolution of National Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN)
4. Charter, Strategies and Scope of NPSBN
5. The FNA National Public Safety Broadband Network
6. NPSBN Radio Access Network (RAN)
7. PSBN Core Network
8. NPSBN Transport Network
9. The FirstNet Services
10. NPSBN Quality of Service and Performance
11. Satellite Networks and NPSBN Deployable
12. NPSBN in the Caribbean Territories of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
13. NPSBN in Pacific Territories
14. Rural Partners Networks and NPSBN Interoperability
15. NPSBN Devices
16. The NPSBN Security and Data Privacy
17. FN Operations and Emergency Management

III. NPSBN Future Innovations, Opportunities and Challenges in Public Safety 
18. NPSBN Operational Innovations and Interoperability

Biography

Madhu S. Singh, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized educator, innovator, and telecom executive having more than 40 years of experience in innovation, execution, and management of telecoms networks/ products/ services in wireless, wireline, and cable industries across globe. Since 2012, he has been instrumental in architecting, developing, and deploying the National Public Safety Broadband Networks (NPSBN) utilizing the dedicated spectrum B-14 to enable first responders to have access to a secure network anywhere anytime. He has also worked on expanding the NPSBN in rural areas across 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.