By James Careless On January 29, 2024, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Board approved a full 5G upgrade to the FirstNet wireless network, which currently operates on 4G/LTE….
By Kenison Tejada, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority The U.S. Pacific territories — American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam — are home…
FirstNet Authority officials provided some additional insight into the circumstances surrounding the Feb. 22 outage suffered by contractor AT&T—although no new information about the cause—and proclaimed that the carrier giant…
Written by Ed Parkinson The recent announcement from AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) that an additional $8 billion is being invested into the system—for both 5G…
By Chris Lombard, Assistant Chief of the Seattle Fire Department Since the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City and the events surrounding 9/11/2001, most of the…
By Richard Mirgon As you know, I was part of the first responder community that fought for what is now FirstNet. We were engaged in the language of the legislation…
By Thomas Shull, Director of Legislative Affairs, First Responder Network Authority This year’s Annual Report to Congress highlights the benchmark achievements and continued progress that the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority)…
By James Careless Push-to-Talk (PTT) is a vital function for first responder communications systems, be they on land mobile radio (LMR), commercial wireless (5G/4G/LTE), or Voice-Over-IP (VOIP via commercial wireless…
The FirstNet Authority Board will convene an open public meeting of the Board and Board Committees.
By Joe Wassel, Executive Director and CEO, First Responder Network Authority One week ago today, on February 22, 2024, our network partner, AT&T, experienced a broad outage that impacted public…
AT&T CEO John Stankey addressed the carrier’s massive Feb. 22 outage that impacted FirstNet and commercial service, stating in a letter to company employees that “we let down many of…
By JONATHAN STINSON Assistant editor Despite many AT&T customers on post being unable to use their wireless devices, first responders –who rely on AT&T’s FirstNet for some communications – were…
By Thomas O’Connor As we move toward the 22nd anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001, it is important to keep the memories of the 2,977 who died…
The Elbert County Sheriff uses powerful broadband capabilities to enhance public safety. Southeast of Denver on the Colorado plains, Elbert County is one of the fastest-growing counties in the state. Covering approximately…
By James Careless According to the US Census Bureau, Rock Springs, Wyoming is a town of about 23,000 people. It covers about 19.6 square miles of high desert environment and…