FirstNet officials reiterate MCPTT plans for March 2019, hope to accelerate firefighter-location solutions FirstNet staff yesterday presented board members with a new roadmap for the organization that includes a technological…
As of June 28, the First Responder Network Authority team has met with 24 states to discuss the nationwide high-speed data network for first responders As of June 28, the…
Many things are being said about FirstNet, but not all of them are entirely accurate. Here’s an attempt to clarify some potentially confusing statements that have been made about the…
Harris County Texas After Action Report of the operational use of the Harris County LTE system at Super Bowl LI – the first large scale event to formally incorporate mobile…
The Federal Communications Commission has approved the benchmarks it will use to evaluate alternative network proposals for states that choose to opt out of FirstNet The Federal Communications Commission…
FirstNet, ATT release state plans, Governors to make ‘opt-in/opt-out’ decisions by mid-December Public-safety organizations in certain states could begin using a prioritized FirstNet service on AT&T’s commercial network very soon,…
News Media Contact: April Ward (202) 853-5219 or (571) 665-6187 RESTON, June 19, 2017 – FirstNet and AT&T* are taking an important step to deliver the first nationwide…
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant I would like to start this article by making one distinction between myself and other people who write. That distinction is I am public…
FirstNet Board Member Gov. James Douglas to States, Public Safety: ‘Keep your eyes on the prize’ On June 5, 2017, FirstNet Board member and former Vermont Governor…
Dedicated access to the network and robust coverage in hard-to-reach areas are among the benefits fire departments may see As I have attended fire service events around the nation recently…
Motorola Solutions will provide mobile apps, software and services for the FirstNet network as part of its role on the AT&T team Motorola Solutions will provide mobile apps, software and…
Chairwoman Sue Swenson says early indications from AT&T officials make her confident that the carrier has the proper public-safety-centric focus to build the public-safety broadband network. AT&T still must complete…
AT&T and FirstNet are slashing the opt-in timeline for the first responder network buildout, giving states eager to participate the ability to green light the project as soon as they’re…
Governors will have an opportunity to accept FirstNet state plan for deploying a public-safety broadband network as soon as this month. Governors will have an opportunity to accept the FirstNet state plan…
As states test waters, AT&T hopes to catch all with FirstNet States have started exploring alternatives to the $40-billion nationwide first responder network in the works by AT&T, but the…