The leaders of Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) agencies across the country have joined together to form the Public Safety Alliance (PSA) to urge Congress to pass legislation…
Communications is essential to keeping the public safe and protecting our communities. Technology can help fire fighters share information and ensure an efficient, effective response with when the call comes in.
Public Safety Alliance The Public Safety Alliance (PSA) is a partnership among the nation’s leading public safety associations, including the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, the International Association…
RICHARD MIRGON PAST PRESIDENT, APCO INTL The PSA’s 3 Core Principles Spectrum – Reallocation of the D Block to public safety Funding – Provide sufficient funding to build the network…
Lennard G. Kruger Specialist in Science and Technology Policy January 26, 2017 Summary Congress included provisions in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96)…
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May 9, 2017 National Hurricane Preparedness Week 2017 is underway, with the goal of this week being to increase information sharing throughout the nation about hurricane preparedness and response to…
May 4, 2017 By Mike Worrell, FirstNet Senior Fire Services Advisor Today is International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD), which recognizes the men and women throughout the fire service who risk their…
FirstNet Vice Chairman Jeff Johnson speaks about the power of FirstNet being brought to the hands of first responders.
Co-authored by Hamlet Sarokhanian, AT&T, and Mike Newburn, Fairfax County, Virginia AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk offers LTE network-optimized solution for IP integration with Land Mobile Radio. Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems…
From network coverage to devices, applications and more, AT&T is bringing all the right collaborators to the table to build the FirstNet network and ecosystem. Our core team of collaborators…
A cutting-edge deployment in Fairfax County shows the power of replacing land mobile radio (LMR) with Enhanced Push-to-Talk. Two years ago, Fairfax County, Va., faced a steep price tag to…
AT&T offers a scalable, highly secure, and managed carrier solution to connect LMR networks with AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk. Public safety agencies now have a push-to-talk solution that extends network coverage…
Kay Kapoor to Lead Nearly $15 Billion Global Public Sector Organization AT&T has created a new Global Public Sector organization and named AT&T executive Kay Kapoor to lead it. AT&T’s…
Barry Leitch – Senior Engineer – FirstNet CTO Devices Group Following last year’s visit to MWC to observe the latest developments in wireless tech, FirstNet is pleased topresent the following…