By Jim Bugel, president of the FirstNet Program, AT&T, and Curtis S. Sutton, executive director, Tennessee Emergency Communications Board Tennessee has embarked upon a plan to fully back up every…
By Jon Olson, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority EMTs and paramedics can be called to duty in incredibly hard-to-reach locations, and they need connectivity where their mission…
By James Careless What does FirstNet need to get done in 2023? That’s the second of two questions that AllThingsFirstNet put to former FirstNet CEO (now RapidSOS President of Public…
By Gary McCarraher, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Facing unique challenges in communicating on the water and throughout the town as the population swells and ebbs, the…
Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) recently announced its partnership with the FirstNet Authority to host 5×5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit, a new June event that is designed to be…
By John Hunt, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) When Iowa needed a backup communications network for its public safety answering points, or PSAPs, the state…
By Lisa Casias, Acting CEO, First Responder Network Authority 2022 was another banner year for public safety and their network — FirstNet. The network now provides over 4 million connections…
By James Careless What do you hope to see FirstNet accomplish in 2023? That’s a question that AllThingsFirstNet asked former FirstNet CEO (now RapidSOS President of Public Sector) Edward Parkinson,…
By James Careless There are many reasons why Land Mobile Radio (LMR) can’t hold a candle to smartphones for first responder communications. But one area where LMR does have an…
Another day, another carrier looking to bolster its coverage with a satellite company. On Tuesday the carrier announced a new partnership with AST SpaceMobile, a satellite company, to use its…
By Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Keeping holiday magic alive with FirstNet As visitors marvel at the twinkling holiday lights, St. Augustine’s officials are hard…
Sierra Wireless offers FirstNet® connectivity as part of a full device-to-cloud solution December 15, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time VANCOUVER, British Columbia—-Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), a world leading IoT…
By Dr. Jeffrey L. Buchanan, Fire Chief (Ret) Las Vegas Boulevard was absent of commercial traffic. This was an ominous sign. The Las Vegas Boulevard, or “The Strip”, is the…
By James Careless Can a law enforcement agency leave land mobile radio (LMR) and switch to FirstNet exclusively for its primary communications system? That’s a move Georgia’s Dallas Police Department…
By Dr. Anna Courie, director, Responder Wellness, FirstNet, Built with AT&T For the men and women on the frontlines of our communities, health and wellness can often take a back…