Rural Broadband: Choosing the Appropriate Radio Spectrum for Rural Broadband
Using spectrum above 3-GHz will require too many radio towers and radio sites. Thus 4.9-GHz should not be used in an effort to close the digital divide because it is…
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Hindsight is 2020: The Year of Connectivity
Connection matters…when first responders get a call, FirstNet, America’s public safety network, is there for our first responders and the communities they serve no matter where their mission takes them….
FirstNet Powers the Future of Emergency Management
By Kyle S. Richardson, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Emergency management thrives on good communication, and good communication is based on good information—pertinent, timely information. As a…
Tech Talk: December 7-14, 2020 3GPP Plenary Meetings Recap
By Dean Prochaska, Senior Director of Standards, First Responder Network Authority Highlights The fourth quarterly 3GPP Plenary e-meetings of 2020 recently concluded. At these December meetings, the 3GPP momentum continued…
AT&T : FirstNet Cell Sites Launching Nationwide to Support Public Safety (Updated)
The FirstNet network offers first responders and those critical to their response a purpose-built experience they can’t get anywhere else. That includes truly dedicated coverage and capacity when they need it. FirstNet…
Connecting Green Bay Law Enforcement On and Off the Field
By Timothy Pierce, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority The Green Bay Police Department (GBPD) is the main law enforcement agency for the Green Bay Packers professional football…
FirstNet keeps students safe on school buses
By Lori Stone, FirstNet Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor Buses taking students to and from schools in Carroll County, Maryland are now equipped with FirstNet. With these advanced communication capabilities,…
FirstNet Authority Provides Additional Updates on Nashville Bombing
NEWS / PRESS RELEASE January 8, 2021 The Christmas Day bombing of an AT&T building in Nashville remains under investigation, and restoration of the damaged and destroyed buildings, property, and…
First Responder Wellness and the Networks That Protect Us |
by Nursekeith | Jan 8, 2021 On episode 303 of The Nurse Keith Show, Keith interviews Dr. Anna Fitch Courie, the Director of Responder Wellness for AT&T FirstNet. Wireless infrastructure for emergency response…
FirstNet Authority Provides Update on Nashville Bombing
NEWS / PRESS RELEASE January 1, 2020 On Christmas morning, a motorhome packed with explosives detonated directly in front of the AT&T central office facility in Nashville. The bombing resulted…
AT&T provides initial insights about FirstNet performance, recovery efforts after Nashville explosion
Some FirstNet subscribers experienced service outages after the massive Dec. 25 explosion at AT&T’s Nashville network hub, but backup battery power at the facility and the use of deployable cell…
In challenging year, working with public safety to move FirstNet forward
By Edward Parkinson, FirstNet Authority It has been a challenging year for the nation, especially for the first responders who are on the front lines of wildfires, hurricanes, and the…
PSSA asks FCC to reconsider 4.9 GHz order, protect public-safety use of spectrum
The Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) today filed petitions asking the FCC to reconsider an order passed this fall that would let states lease 4.9 GHz airwaves—dedicated to public safety…
Nashville Recovery Efforts
The majority of services have been restored in Nashville following Friday’s explosion. Monday, December 28, 2020, 8:30 a.m. CST Our mobility network is now operating normally, nearly all home internet…
The Head Of D.C.’s 911 Agency Is Resigning
Karima Holmes, the director of D.C.’s Office of Unified Communications, will step down next year. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed Holmes’s departure from the agency, which handles the city’s 911 and…