By Joe Wassel, Executive Director and CEO, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Twenty-three years ago, America experienced a day unlike any other in our history. News of the attacks…
Viasat Satellite Service and Support Now More Accessible NEWS / PRESS RELEASE 9/12/2024 Chico, CA —As the country endures increasingly intense disasters from wildfires to hurricanes to tornadoes, Rescue 42,…
By James Careless Mindful that not all FirstNet users are the same, the 2024 Vision FirstNet Users Summit (Vision 2024) will be offering three distinct session tracks this year: Mission…
By James Careless The 2024 Vision FirstNet Users Summit — aka Vision 2024 — takes place at the new Sahara Hotel/Conference Center in Las Vegas October 7-10, 2024. This is…
The AT&T wireless network experienced a widespread outage in the early morning hours of February 22, 2024. This outage impacted service to AT&T’s commercial customers and affected some FirstNet subscribers….
Stillwater County, Montana, has it all — mountains, lake basins, rolling plains, and river valleys. The land is used for everything from farming and ranching to the only platinum and palladium…
By James Careless AT&T has appointed Scott Agnew as its new President of FirstNet, AT&T. Agnew is succeeding Jim Bugel, who retired from this position [as of September 1, 2024]…
FirstNet Authority board members yesterday voted unanimously to approve plans to enhance the wireless coverage provided by FirstNet with an investment of about $2 billion during the next decade to…
The FirstNet Authority Board will convene an open public meeting of the Board and Board Committees.
NEWS / PRESS RELEASE Las Vegas, Nevada – The Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA) and the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) recently hosted a webinar for all Statewide Interoperability…
A major obstacle when looking to fund any public safety projects is determining how to fund the project(s). All Things FirstNet (ATFN) interviewed Kamala Kuhn, Director of Grants Assistance for…
NEWS / PRESS RELEASE Vancouver, BC – August 16, 2024 — Siyata Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: SYTA) (“Siyata” or the “Company”), a global developer and vendor of Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC)…
The FirstNet Authority offers operational support to the public safety community through our Network Engagement Experience Program, assisting them with using FirstNet for events or incidents. The Network Experience Engagement Program is…
Volunteer firefighters are the heart of our nation’s fire services community. Over 80% of fire departments in the United States are either all or mostly volunteer organizations. These agencies are…
Recent years have seen many industries being disrupted, and innovation is occurring everywhere, even with the walkie-talkie – more formally known as a handheld transceiver – industry. Siyata Mobile Inc….