How Tech Will Help Government Secure the 2026 World Cup
More than 5 billion people watched the last tournament in 2022 and more than 5 million fans are expected to attend this year’s 104 scheduled matches, according to FIFA. Sixteen cities…
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Seventy-Three Associations and Organizations Representing Over 5 Million First Responders Back National Effort to Reauthorize FirstNet
To date, more than seventy associations and organizations representing over five million first responders across the country, announced their formal support for the reauthorization of the FirstNet. From first responders,…
Optimizing public safety broadband with the FirstNet Operations Manual
Want to simplify your deployable requests? Curious about how to build a license cache to support wildfire response? Or how to leverage TAK for shared situational awareness? Get your questions…
Fire Chiefs Association Reverses Course on NextNav
Late last month, the California Fire Chiefs Association reversed its position of supportfor NextNav, withdrawing that support in a letter to the FCC. This prompted a statementfrom NextNav’s Vice President…
FirstNet – A Monkey, A Banana, and A Gun
Back in 2015, during one of the early FirstNet hearings on Capitol Hill, the Chair of FirstNet, Sue Swenson, briefed our nation’s elected officials on FirstNet, its progress, and the…
The FirstNet Reauthorization Debate: Independence vs. Oversight
Following the September 11, 2001, attacks, investigations revealed significant communication failures among first responders. Police and fire departments operated on incompatible radio systems, hampering coordination during the emergency response. In…
Why FirstNet Still Matters: A Fire Chief’s View from the Street to the Nation
I’m writing this as a local fire chief in mid-Missouri and representing NAEMT on the Public Safety Advisory Committee to the FirstNet Authority. Those two roles are not separate. What…
Public Safety’s Game Plan: FirstNet Powers First Responders at the Big Game in Santa Clara
As the Bay Area prepares to host professional football’s most anticipated event, FirstNet®, Built with AT&Tis dedicated to supporting the first responders and public safety officials on the ground. After more…
The Shade of the Tree That’s Planted vs. the Fruit of the Poison Tree
Why Public Safety Must Stand Firm Behind FirstNet’s Credibility in the Face of Commercial Carrier Interference By John Paul Jones, Executive Director PSBTA, Public Safety Broadband Technology Association Why Public…
NTIA, FirstNet Governance, and the Risk to Public Safety Independence
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an agency within the Department of Commerce, appears to be pursuing a coup to take control over the FirstNet Authority. I have been…
City manager taps FirstNet for interoperability, connectivity, and cost savings
In Corning, New York, local leaders are finding new ways to enhance public safety and improve communications across city departments with FirstNet — the nationwide broadband network built exclusively for public safety…
Swain County strengthens emergency communications with FirstNet
FirstNet, the nationwide public safety broadband network is enhancing emergency communications for public safety agencies in Swain County, North Carolina by installing a new cell site and integrating FirstNet as a wireless…
Why FirstNet Delivers Better Data Speeds
Learn how FirstNet delivers more reliable data speeds compared to standard wireless networks, especially during emergencies
Satellite will fill gaps in AT&T’s FirstNet emergency network
FirstNet’s president told Fierce that satellite will add to the network’s layered approach FirstNet is currently conducting beta tests of satellite capability Both AT&T and FirstNet are working with AST…
NextNav – Is It The Next Cancer for Public Safety?
Public safety communications depend on reliability, predictability, and resilience. For decades, the lower 900 MHz band (902–928 MHz) has quietly served as a foundational layer for life-safety systems across the United States. According to one filing this band supports billions of unlicensed Part 15 devices—panic buttons, fire alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, emergency vehicle alerting systems, traffic signal preemption, gunshot detection sensors, SCBAs, man-down systems, wildfire detection, and many other mission-critical tools relied upon daily by first responders.