FirstNet Honors Law Enforcement During Police Week
May 15, 2017 By Mike Bostic, FirstNet Senior Law Enforcement Advisor May 12 is the kickoff of a special week for law enforcement officers and their families. National Police Week…
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All In: Betting Against Opt-Out
With FirstNet’s historic announcement of its selection of AT&T as its partner, we are about to achieve the promise of a state-of-the-art, nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network.
Prepping for the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network
The vision for the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) is to provide comprehensive high-speed wireless communication services to more than 60,000 public safety and emergency response agencies.1 The First…
Nationwide Interoperable Public Safety Wireless Broadband Network
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…
FirstNet’s Nationwide Network: Becoming a Reality for America’s First Responders
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.
Building a Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network
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…
H.R. 3630: Congress Enacts Legislation to Build a Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network
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…
The First Responder Network (FirstNet) and Next-Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress 2017
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)…
Title VI—Public Safety Communications and Electromagnetic Spectrum Auctions
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National Hurricane Preparedness Week 2017
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…
Recognizing Fire Service Personnel on International Firefighters’ Day
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…
The Power of FirstNet – The Evolution of Public Safety Technologies
FirstNet Vice Chairman Jeff Johnson speaks about the power of FirstNet being brought to the hands of first responders.
Expanding Coverage and Capacity through Land Mobile Radio Network Interoperability
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…
Teaming to Make FirstNet a Reality
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…
An Innovative Approach to Modernization
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…