Getting the Most Out of FirstNet
By James Careless The fact that FirstNet provides first responders with dedicated, priority wireless broadband service across America is reason enough to use this system. That being said, there is…
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Eclipsing Expectations: AT&T’s Network Stayed Bright During Solar Eclipse
We monitored our network around the clock to help ensure spectators stayed ‘out of the dark’ during this year’s total solar eclipse. In preparation for the eclipse, this team, the…
Honoring our public safety heroes
By First Responder Network Authority First responders protect and serve their communities every day. Whether they’re rushing into a burning building, providing life-saving medical assistance, upholding public safety, preparing for…
FirstNet Economic Impact Study: Network Deployment Drives Job Creation, Generates Over $5 Billion in Wages and Salaries
Study estimates FirstNet development created an average of nearly 14,000 jobs per year over a 7-year period. NEWS / PRESS RELEASE RESTON, VA – The deployment of FirstNet, the nationwide…
Siyata Adds New Channel Partner with 3AM Innovations, a Software Provider for First Responders
SD7 PTT Handsets integrated with FLORIAN®, an incident command software application NEWS / PRESS RELEASE Vancouver, BC – April 3, 2024 — Siyata Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: SYTA, SYTAW) (“Siyata” or…
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?
By Richard Mirgon Recently there was an article titled “LMR remains most reliable technology for public-safety communications,” written by the executive director of the Forestry Conservation Communications Association (“FCCA”). To…
FirstNet, built with AT&T, identifies steps to address mental health and wellness in public safety
FirstNet, Built with AT&T, and the FirstNet Health and Wellness Coalition (FNHWC) have identified the major barriers to mental health program adoption among first responder agencies and developed five key…
FirstNet’s $6.3 Billion 5G Network Upgrade: What It Means to Users
By James Careless On January 29, 2024, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Board approved a full 5G upgrade to the FirstNet wireless network, which currently operates on 4G/LTE….
FirstNet Authority delegation to Pacific territories addresses public safety needs, network operations
By Kenison Tejada, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority The U.S. Pacific territories — American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam — are home…
FirstNet Authority vows to ‘continue to hold AT&T accountable’ in aftermath of outage
FirstNet Authority officials provided some additional insight into the circumstances surrounding the Feb. 22 outage suffered by contractor AT&T—although no new information about the cause—and proclaimed that the carrier giant…
FirstNet Authority reauthorization needed as public-safety-driven network evolution proceeds
Written by Ed Parkinson The recent announcement from AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) that an additional $8 billion is being invested into the system—for both 5G…
Straight Talk about FirstNet: First Responder-Designed and First Responder-Led
By Chris Lombard, Assistant Chief of the Seattle Fire Department Since the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City and the events surrounding 9/11/2001, most of the…
Public Safety Needed FirstNet And Now Public Safety Needs 4.9GHz
By Richard Mirgon As you know, I was part of the first responder community that fought for what is now FirstNet. We were engaged in the language of the legislation…
Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report to Congress features successful completion of 5-year network build, Band 14 FCC license renewal
By Thomas Shull, Director of Legislative Affairs, First Responder Network Authority This year’s Annual Report to Congress highlights the benchmark achievements and continued progress that the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority)…
Central Pierce Fire & Rescue Testing Integrated LMR/VOIP PTT
By James Careless Push-to-Talk (PTT) is a vital function for first responder communications systems, be they on land mobile radio (LMR), commercial wireless (5G/4G/LTE), or Voice-Over-IP (VOIP via commercial wireless…