Boulder County, Colorado, covers nearly 750 square miles and spans 9,000 feet of elevation change in the Rocky Mountains. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) knows emergencies can happen anywhere in…
Today, AT&T*, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) joined local first responders, public safety officials and community leaders in Alamance County to highlight…
Our nation’s emergency communications community is in pursuit of enhanced interoperability, coverage, reliability, and efficiency. Nobody understands this better than the dedicated professionals who maintain radio systems and manage communications…
AT&T’s FirstNet unit recently announced the PERC-SKYMAST, an inflatable mobile cell tower that is designed to extend the effective range of a deployable miniCRD up to two miles by elevating…
Key officials for APCO and AT&T express each entity’s support for Congress reauthorizing the FirstNet Authority, allowing the organization to continue to oversee and upgrade the nationwide public-safety broadband network…
I’ve been a paramedic and firefighter for more than 30 years, and I’ve seen firsthand how reliable communications impact response times and critical care. Now amid Florida’s hurricane season, communication…
FirstNet has 7.5 million connections—gaining almost 400,000 connections during the second quarter—supporting more than 30,300 public-safety agencies, according to figures released today by AT&T, which is contracted by the FirstNet…
T-Mobile is facing heat after launching what some are calling an “out-of-touch” PR campaign, attacking FirstNet, the national emergency communications network that first responders in flood-ravaged Texas Hill Country are…
Four key public-safety associations express support for Congress reauthorizing the FirstNet Authority while apparently opposing a T-Mobile proposal calling for “a fix for public safety” that would include structural changes…
With the new Sonim MegaConnect, the industry’s first ultra-portable 5G1 HPUE mobile hotspot, public safety on FirstNet®, Built with AT&T – America’s only 5G network built with and for first responders – have a…
The Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA) has announced the 2025 Vision FirstNet Users Summit will take place in Indianapolis from 8 to 11 September. The event will bring together emergency services,…
By Editorial Staff Ok, we all have purchased and used products made outside of the U.S.. There are many such products that are excellent and we support how the global…
The two associations say they reject an assertion by T-Mobile that the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) has become “stagnant” and is no longer able to meet the needs of…
FirstNet Authority plans to invest money into satellite-direct-to-device technology in cooperation with FirstNet contractor AT&T–a service that is designed to address most outdoor coverage gaps in the nationwide public-safety broadband…
By James Careless A devastating natural disaster The deadly, devastating flash flood that ravaged Central Texas during the July 4th holiday weekend is almost beyond comprehension in its power and…