Public safety will replace land mobile radio (LMR) with LTE for its primary mission-critical voice communications when first responders trust the technology—a process that is beginning to happen now, according…
By Tip Osterthaler, FirstNet Authority Board Chair I am honored to have been appointed chair of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Board. As I take the helm of the…
By First Responder Network Authority RESTON, VA – The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Board today approved a $213 million budget for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21), with a focus…
By First Responder Network Authority Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced(link is external) the appointment of Robert Tipton (Tip) Osterthaler to serve as Chair of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority)…
STURGIS, S.D. — With a quarter-million visitors to the Black Hills, most, if not all with cell phones, AT&T is increasing its local mobile network capacity. SOURCE: newscenter1.tv DATE: August…
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a 2017 U.S. District Court ruling in Rutland, Vermont, that dismissed part (see 1712200043) of VTDigger’s Freedom of Information Act and privacy lawsuit against…
New York’s first responders are receiving a boost in their wireless communications with the addition of purpose-built cell sites and other network enhancements statewide, according to information released by the…
By Randy Richmond, W7HMT In March 2018, the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network known as First Responder NetworkAuthority, in contract with AT&T, was launched as FirstNet®, the first nationwide 4G…
AT&T executives are touting the speed of FirstNet, the company’s dedicated public safety network that it built through a public-private partnership. SOURCE: Fierce Wireless DATE: August 11, 2020 During an Oppenheimer…
By First Responder Network Authority Alachua County Fire and Rescue is an all hazards agency in Gainesville, Florida. They benefit from FirstNet capabilities in their everyday EMS operations. FirstNet connects…
Austin, Texas (Aug. 11, 2020) — Sonim Technologies (Nasdaq: SONM) today announced the launch of SonimWare Enterprise Mobility Software to help customers more easily deploy, manage and support mobile devices…
The Public Safety Broadband Technology Association announce the formation of a new alliance with the goal of protecting 4.9GHz spectrum for public safety use. Las Vegas, Nev. (Aug 5, 2020)…
Public safety should retain control of its 50 MHz of 4.9 GHz spectrum—airwaves that the FCC is considering for at least some commercial use—through an allocation to the FirstNet Authority,…
By Jackie Drees 911 call centers and ambulances must overhaul their pre-hospital communication systems in order to provide patients with similar consumer communication experiences such as apps like Uber and Lyft,…
By Adam Geisler, National Tribal Government Liaison (Regions IX-X), First Responder Network Authority At the tip of Northwest Washington State and south of the Canadian Border lies Neah Bay, a…