By Jason Porter, senior vice president, FirstNet Program at AT&T While the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is nationwide, its effects are being acutely felt right now in New York City. So,…
By Charles Murph, Senior Public Safety Advisor and Emergency Management Subject Matter Expert, FirstNet Authority Emergency Management professionals across the country are using FirstNet for many aspects of emergency planning…
Designated ‘Essential Supplier’ by Major U.S. Carrier AUSTIN, TX – April 7, 2020 – Sonim Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONM), a leading U.S. provider of ultra-rugged mobility solutions designed specifically for task…
Brent Lee, Kamala Kuhn and Richard Mirgon discuss how COVID-19 Disaster Grants can apply to FirstNet and public safety technology.
Brent Lee, Andy Seybold and Richard Mirgon discuss FirstNet High Power User Equipment (HPUE) and T-Mo’s public safety offer.
COVID-19 Response: Rapidly Deployable Network for Healthcare Thursday, April 9, 2020 11:00 am PDT, 12:00pm MDT, 1:00pm CDT, 2:00pm EDT Medical professionals and emergency responders on the front lines of…
By ATFN Staff Theron Rutyna from the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa said when he first climbed the 300-foot tower cellphone tower on his reservation and looked out…
Across the country – and around the world – first responders and medical personnel are playing a critical role in helping care for their communities during the COVID-19 crisis. “First…
SOURCE: rcrwireless.com DATE: April 1, 2020 As the U.S. Navy sends its two massive medical ships to New York City and Los Angeles to provide additional hospital beds and free…
By Edward Parkinson, CEO, FirstNet Authority This week marks some major milestones in the history of public safety’s nationwide broadband network. It was three years ago that we, the First…
Lifesaving Benefits Support First Responders During Global Coronavirus Pandemic; FirstNet Push-to-Talk Launches DALLAS, March 31, 2020 s the nation continues to combat the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), the FirstNet® communications platform –…
By Richard Mirgon Public Safety Consultant We have all seen the articles about the data surge resulting in people staying home during this COVID-19 outbreak. Between the adults working from…
The pandemic is testing the capability of the network that supports first responders. Credit: Shutterstock/Zoff SOURCE: AFCEA Signal Magazine March 25, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic, which to date has sickened…
Randall Stephenson shares how technicians are providing support to first responders during coronavirus.
By Jason Porter, senior vice president, FirstNet Program at AT&T The events of Sept. 11, 2001 changed the world as we knew it. Lives were lost, major economic and societal…