The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an agency within the Department of Commerce, appears to be pursuing a coup to take control over the FirstNet Authority. I have been…
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In Corning, New York, local leaders are finding new ways to enhance public safety and improve communications across city departments with FirstNet — the nationwide broadband network built exclusively for public safety…
FirstNet, the nationwide public safety broadband network is enhancing emergency communications for public safety agencies in Swain County, North Carolina by installing a new cell site and integrating FirstNet as a wireless…
Learn how FirstNet delivers more reliable data speeds compared to standard wireless networks, especially during emergencies
FirstNet’s president told Fierce that satellite will add to the network’s layered approach FirstNet is currently conducting beta tests of satellite capability Both AT&T and FirstNet are working with AST…
Public safety communications depend on reliability, predictability, and resilience. For decades, the lower 900 MHz band (902–928 MHz) has quietly served as a foundational layer for life-safety systems across the United States. According to one filing this band supports billions of unlicensed Part 15 devices—panic buttons, fire alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, emergency vehicle alerting systems, traffic signal preemption, gunshot detection sensors, SCBAs, man-down systems, wildfire detection, and many other mission-critical tools relied upon daily by first responders.
Learn how mission-critical broadband networks are transforming public safety and why FirstNet leads as the top secure broadband provider for first responders.
Learn what federal funds and resources are available through Disaster Assistance, understand the process of requesting assistance, know what to expect before, during, and after, and find out who to contact for help.
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