Can You Hear It? Sounds Like A Yappy Yard Dog
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant For some of us it seems like it was just yesterday when public safety was introduced to this new cellphone that acted like a…
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First Responder Support Dedicated Call Center
By Al H Gillespie, Fire Chief, Retired As the process of getting the Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN) to first responders in the streets continues its amazing progress forward FirstNet/AT&T…
Wisconsin Governor Walker Approves Buildout Plan for First Responder Network
“This new partnership provides crucial, secure, and robust broadband access to our first responders and public safety personnel to help them save lives when every second counts. I look forward…
South Dakota Governor Daugaard Approves Buildout Plan for FirstNet
“We deal with our fair share of severe weather and natural disasters in South Dakota. Our first responders need to have access to communication technologies that work whenever and wherever…
Sonim and ACT | The App Association Take to Capitol Hill to Showcase First Responder Technology
The event created awareness among decision makers on Capitol Hill regarding the importance of technology, interoperability and the role these solutions play in improving communications, productivity and the safety of…
LA-RICS reaches agreement with AT&T on transfer of region’s public-safety LTE network for FirstNet
Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) board members are scheduled to vote today on a proposed agreement that would transfer the LA-RICS public-safety LTE assets to AT&T, so they…
FirstNet launches ruthless-preemption functionality for ‘primary’ public-safety subscribers
FirstNet public-safety subscribers in the “primary” user category—law enforcement, fire, EMS, 911 and emergency-management personnel—now have preemptive access across AT&T’s network, FirstNet and AT&T announced today. FirstNet Public-safety subscribers in…
Transition From Voice To Data-Centric Emergency Response Drives Control Room (PSAP) Market
Today’s critical control rooms (PSAP’s) are facing increasing challenges across the board, from rapidly evolving technology to managing operational changes… According to research carried out by analysts IHS Markit, the…
FirstNet Launches Ruthless Preemption for First Responders
Preemption is immediately available in opt-in states at no additional charge to current and future FirstNet subscribers who are primary users. Primary users include fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services,…
Maximizing the potential of the NPSBN and NG911
By, Kevin Murray Both the next-generation 911 (NG911) and the nationwide public-safety broadband networks (NPSBN) promise to be game-changing public-safety communications networks. They will be even better, if they are…
PSAPs Move Ahead with Next-Generation 911 as Carriers Lag
State and municipal emergency leaders are revamping their legacy technology to support NG911 capabilities. Now they want the carriers to step up. For years a stalemate prevailed between emergency call…
Single Core, Singular Priority: FirstNet policy helps protect public-safety communications
By James Reid FirstNet legislation took direct aim at unsuccessful past attempts at interoperability by mandating that the public-safety network be built to open, commercially available standards. A single FirstNet…
Achieving the True Promise of Next Generation 9-1-1
9-1-1 is part of America’s critical infrastructure, but it profoundly lags behind in technology. Public safety communications professionals across the country deserve to have the best tools available to protect…
Missouri Governor Greitens Approves Buildout Plan for First Responder Network
“Governor Greitens’ decision to opt-in to FirstNet is the right choice for our state and for our first responders. We are pleased to work with AT&T and FirstNet to ensure…
GUEST COLUMN: Florida should become a part of FirstNet
More than two dozen governors have already chosen to become a part of FirstNet, and I would urge Florida and every state in the nation to make the same choice….