New wave of fire tech: Biometrics and wearables
Biometrics and wearables are ushering in a new wave of public safety technologies. These innovations have the potential to greatly improve the health and safety of firefighters — and get…
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Transforming our nation’s public safety broadband network
In the fast-paced world of emergency response, effective communication can mean the difference between life and death. Many advances in communications technology have taken place over the years, and public…
FirstNet supports EMS at music festival
I attended the Electric Daisy Carnival music festival near Las Vegas, Nevada, to support EMS agencies using FirstNet. While there, I talked with Cody Snow, who is president of Prevent Medical…
Baltimore on broadband: Improving public safety with data-based technologies
As responders rushed to put out the fire and evacuate residents, incident commanders hurried to get communications back up and running. At the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, Chief Information Officer…
Inside the track: How tech will keep Las Vegas safe during Formula One Grand Prix
To mitigate “what-ifs,” O’Neal said there are working groups housed within Clark County’s Multi-Agency Coordination Center that manage a small aspect of the emergency response efforts for this event, and…
Vision 2024 Was Time Well Spent
By James Careless Call it a success! The 2024 Vision FirstNet Users Summit (Vision 2024) held by the Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA) was a hit with attendees, FirstNet…
Public Safety Perseveres in the Face of Disasters from Coast to Coast
By Scott Agnew This National First Responders Day, we recognize the brave first responders who protect our communities. FirstNet®, Built with AT&T is proud to support the dedicated men and women who…
Public safety is calling the FCC’s 4.9 decision a major win
In a unanimous, bipartisan, 4-0 decision, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is bolstering public safety’s use of the historically underutilized 4.9 GHz spectrum band. The new rules safeguard incumbent operations, establish a process to select a band manager, and make the spectrum available to the FirstNet Authority for 5G deployment on the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (FirstNet).
PSSA ENCOURAGES APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER BRENDAN CARR AS NEXT FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 6, 2024 LAS VEGAS—Today the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) sent a letter to the Trump transition team strongly encouraging them to appoint Commissioner Brendan Carr as…
FOP Asks on President-elect Trump to Choose Carr as Next FCC Chair!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, announced that the organization has sent a letter to President-elect Donald J. Trump asking…
Secretary Raimondo Appoints Eleven Prominent Leaders to the FirstNet Authority Board
NEWS / PRESS RELEASE Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the appointment of eleven public safety, technology, and business leaders to the Board of the First Responder Network…
FirstNet Authority board gets seven new members, Keisha Lance Bottoms appointed as chair
FirstNet Authority’s board today was overhauled with the appointment of seven new members—including former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms being named as chair—and the reappointment of four existing members by…
Public Safety Spectrum Alliance commends the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on 4.9 GHz decision
NEWS / PRESS RELEASE LAS VEGAS, Nev.—The Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA), a coalition of the Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA), commends the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on its…
AT&T CEO shares potential 4.9 GHz vision as FirstNet tops 6.4 million connections
AT&T this week announced that FirstNet supports more than 6.4 million connections for more than 29,000 public-safety agencies, while CEO John Stankey applauded the recent FCC vote granting the FirstNet…
Vision 2024: Chief Malone Makes Sense of ‘Interdisciplinary, Inclusivity, and Interoperability’
By James Careless What is FirstNet all about, and how does it enable interdisciplinary, inclusivity, and interoperability in public safety? That’s a topic that headlined the 2024 Vision FirstNet Users…