Data: FirstNet’s Subscription Base Grew 67% Last Year
The nationwide communications network for public safety has come a long way since it started operating in 2018. New numbers from AT&T, the company hired to build out the network,…
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Lighthouse Health & Wellness Earns FirstNet Verified™ Designation
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021– Following a rigorous review process, Lighthouse Health and Wellness is now FirstNet® Verified™ and accessible via the FirstNet App Catalog. Lighthouse Health & Wellness (H&W)…
CRDTM for FirstNet®
A Compact Rapid Deployable for FirstNet Users The CRD for FirstNet is an AT&T FirstNet deployable cell tower. It generates an area of FirstNet Cellular and Wi-Fi coverage, virtually anytime…
SonimWare Enterprise Software Applications Earn FirstNet Certified™ Designation
FirstNet® Subscribers Can Now Access Sonim SCAN and Sonim SOS Android Applications via the FirstNet App Catalog AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 16, 2021 Sonim Technologies (Nasdaq: SONM) announced today that its Sonim SCAN and…
Verizon Attempts Interoperability Coalition?
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant This is a message for Verizon and Andres Irlando, a Verizon senior vice president and president of the carrier’s Public Sector and Verizon Connect…
Tests show FirstNet MegaRange effective for 20-plus miles in maritime scenario, AT&T says
FirstNet MegaRange—the new FirstNet offering that leverages high-power-user-equipment (HPUE) technology to extend the effective range of a cell site—delivered throughput speeds that could support multiple video streams during maritime tests…
Collaboration is Key for Interoperability in National Capital Region
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and FirstNet were created out of a need for interoperable communications among first responders. When major events and incidents occur, public safety agencies…
Gallup Police Department Implements Smartphone Body Cameras
Each smartphone is connected to FirstNet built with AT&T. On each smartphone, a software application is installed from Visual Labs, a Silicon Valley software company. The Visual Labs software is the only…
Public Safety Spectrum Alliance – Is the Public at Risk?
by Karl Wilmes, Police Chief (Ret) Public safety spectrum serves the mission critical communications needs of first responders charged with the protection of life and property, such as police, fire…
FirstNet: Making the Big Plays for Every Eventuality
By Jason Porter, Senior Vice President, FirstNet Program at AT&T What a difference a year makes. It’s a little-known secret within the first responder community that Pro Football’s Big Game each year…
FirstNet Authority Meets with Public Safety to Inform Review of Nashville Bombing
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) continues its after action review of the bombing of an AT&T building in Nashville, Tennessee, meeting last week with public safety officials and FirstNet subscribers…
APWA’s Top Five Trending Technologies in 2021: How FirstNet is expanding to support connective technologies
By First Responder Network Authority From smart cities to the Internet of Things to artificial intelligence capabilities, FirstNet has been an important driving factor behind integrating advanced technology solutions into…
VITAS® Healthcare Receives More Than 50,000 Healthcare Supplies From AT&T®
CORONA, Calif., Jan. 28, 2021 — Nearly 12,000 VITAS Healthcare professionals will benefit from a significant amount of supplies, including reusable face coverings and hand sanitizer, from AT&T. AT&T is a healthcare…
Cubic Announces FirstNet Ready™ Push-To-Talk Radio Gateway
Cubic Mission and Performance Solutions now offers push-to-talk interoperability between Land Mobile Radio and LTE networks January 27, 2021 04:07 PM Eastern Standard Time SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) today…
Airgain® Announces Nationwide General Availability of the First AirgainConnect® Platform Product
AirgainConnect AC-HPUE is now available for purchase and deployment nationwideProduct field trials have successfully concluded with multiple public safety agenciesAirgainConnect AC-HPUE is the first and only antenna-modem, built for FirstNet® MegaRange™,…