FirstNet Working on BYOD Policy

FirstNet is working to create and put into place a bring-your-own-device policy, it said in a blog post Monday. That BYOD policy needs to ensure that the device can be adequately controlled and be secure while still providing an acceptable user experience on the network, FirstNet said. It must also operate in real time to analyze BYOD access and identify anomalies. Because of many questions arising through the request for proposal process, FirstNet said it wrote the post to explain its plans to support personal devices through a BYOD policy that's being developed as part of the overall network architecture. An effective BYOD policy requires ongoing and active device technical support and expertise to manage a growing range of devices, operating systems and user devices, it said.