Public-safety users are benefiting from the data-oriented capabilities enabled by LTE on trusted networks today and also will transition voice communications to the broadband platform, although the timetable for this…
By Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority In Hazleton, a small city with a population of 25,000 nestled in the rural mountains of northeast Pennsylvania, several…
Now available on the AT&T network and FirstNet®, the Galaxy XCover Pro includes programmable buttons for push-to-talk solutions Samsung’s Tab Active Pro also becomes first Samsung rugged tablet to be…
Chief Kim Zagaris, wildfire policy and technology adviser for the Western Fire Chiefs Association, tells Firehouse.com why the nationwide communication network is here to stay. SOURCE: firehouse.com DATE: November 16,…
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. PRESS…
Serving your community has never been more challenging. Rising demand, new threats and constrained resources require equipment made for today’s challenges. PRESS RELEASE Let Zebra transform your agency’s effectiveness. Our…
NextNav’s Pinnacle service for vertical location dramatically improves situational awareness for public safety in urban areas Nov 11, 2020, 06:00 ET SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — NextNav, the leader in…
By Thomas Randall, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority At Texas A&M University, two researchers, Dr. Walt Magnussen and Dr. Robin Murphy, are working together to advance public safety technologies. Dr….
Encouraging the development of solutions that address unique public-safety coverage solutions and enhance mission-critical voice, data and video communications are among the focus areas highlighted the recently updated FirstNet Authority…
By Edward Parkinson, CEO, FirstNet Authority The vision for a Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (FirstNet) is rooted in the interoperability challenges that have faced our nation’s first responders for…
More than 14,000 first-responder entities subscribe to FirstNet and have made more than 1.7 million connections to the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) as of the end of September, meaning…
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Roadmap guides our efforts to enhance FirstNet, the nationwide public safety broadband network. As a strategic touchstone for the FirstNet Authority, the Roadmap reflects our…
By Edward Parkinson, FirstNet Authority Chief Executive Officer Every day, first responders across the country put their lives on the line to keep Americans safe. An estimated 4.6 million people…
Stankey credited AT&T’s success in wireless to the investments the company has made over the past several years to build and maintain the FirstNet wireless network, which not only provides nationwide…
The Industry’s First for Use on FirstNet® October 21, 2020 Today, DMP releases its new line of alarm communication radios that are FirstNet Ready™ and approved for use on FirstNet®. FirstNet…