Vision 2024 Offers Three Session Tracks to FirstNet Users
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…
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Spoiler Alert! What’s Coming Up at Vision 2024
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…
FirstNet Authority Update on Network Outage Task Force
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….
FirstNet supports disaster response in rural Montana
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…
Agnew succeeds Bugel as AT&T’s President of FirstNet
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 approves $2 billion in coverage enhancements to key areas
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…
August 21, 2024 Combined Board and Board Committees Meeting
The FirstNet Authority Board will convene an open public meeting of the Board and Board Committees.
You can’t argue with facts: Recent 4.9 GHz Webinar with SWICs
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…
WHEN FUNDING PUBLIC SAFETY PROJECTS BECOMES THE PRIMARY CHALLENGE
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…
Siyata Mobile Announces New Order from New Customer for SD7 Handsets for Use at Beaches and Waterfronts in California
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)…
Pre-planning wins at the Kentucky Derby, Final Four, and Super Bowl
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…
FirstNet: Leveling the playing field for volunteer firefighters
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…
Major Leadership Additions, Partnerships With All Leading Carriers: How This Small-Cap Is Aiming To Disrupt The Multi-Billion Dollar Push-to-Talk Over Cellular Market
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….
The 5×5 Public Safety Summit: What It Was, Why It Matters
By James Careless In communications parlance, ‘5×5’ refers to radio signals that are perfectly clear and perfectly intelligible. In conference parlance, 5×5 is the short name of the Public Safety…
Preparedness and partnership: How Virginia’s emergency management community came together to support a remote island
Tangier is a tiny, remote island in the Chesapeake Bay, 12 miles off the Eastern Shore of Virginia and accessible only by air or sea. The town, located in Accomack County, spans 346 acres and is…