Bar Harbor AT&T service to improve
The equipment is expected to offer more capacity than the FirstNet satellite device. Cellular phone and data service on the AT&T network is set to improve here this summer. The…
Articles by Editorial Staff
FirstNet: Caring for Those Who Care for You
By Jason Porter, senior vice president, FirstNet Program at AT&T From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, FirstNet – the only nationwide, high-speed broadband communications platform dedicated to and purpose-built for America’s first responders…
Honoring first responders: the heroes among us
By Edward Parkinson, FirstNet Authority Chief Executive Officer Year-round, first responders brave challenges so the rest of us may stay safe. In honor of their hard work and dedication, every…
How FirstNet® and the Internet of Things Helped an Ambulance Company Stay One Step Ahead of the COVID-19 Outbreak
By Scott Yates, CEO, First Call Ambulance NASHVILLE, TN – When COVID-19 hit, businesses had to find new ways to operate. With most of our employees working on the front…
Benefits of FirstNet
By David Smith Most of the time when we have issues trying to hear on a cell phone call, we turn into a version of Verizon’s original Test Man (played…
FirstNet Authority highlights “Connecting Communities” in Annual Report to Congress
By Tom Shull, Director, Government Affairs, First Responder Network Authority We are proud to release the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year (FY)…
T Mobile Loses GAO Appeal
T-Mobile couldn’t meet public safety requirement By ATFN Staff On April 8, 2020 the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that T-Mobile could not meet the public safety requirements that were…
FirstNet Roadmap Domains: Coverage and capacity
By John Saboe, Network Operations Architect, First Responder Network Authority Many of us remember off-key renditions of America the Beautiful from when we were in school, singing about purple mountain majesties, feet…
FirstNet tops 1.3 million connections, 12,000 agencies, AT&T says
FirstNet supports more than 1.3 million connections across more than 12,000 agencies, according to figures supplied last week by AT&T, the FirstNet Authority’s nationwide contractor responsible for building the nationwide…
ATFN LIVE – From Public Safety Alliance to FirstNet to COVID-19
A conversation with Chuck Dowd, Richard Mirgon and Brent Lee about how FirstNet came to be and its usage during the COVID-19 pandemic
ATFN Live – Public Safety Broadband Technology Association
A conversation with Martha Ellis, Executive Director PSBTA. The who, when, why etc about the Association
Meghan Trainor Tributes Her First Responder Aunt with Britney Spears Cover
First Responder Fridays with FirstNet, Built with AT&T, Meghan Trainor and her ukulele helped pay tribute to the brave first responders on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic — which includes her aunt who…
Rave Panic Button Earns FirstNet Listed Designation
FirstNet Subscribers Can Now Access Rave Panic Button via the FirstNet App Catalog April 21, 2020 Following a rigorous review process, Rave Panic Button is now FirstNet® Listed and accessible via the…
All Things FirstNet Weekly News Update April 21, 2020
Weekly news update includes where to find Public Assistance Funding Information on the website
California fire district leveraging FirstNet, BeOn PTT from L3Harris to save significant LMR costs
One rural California fire district plans to lower its future LMR capital costs about 60% by supplementing its VHF radio system with BeOn push-to-talk service from L3Harris delivered over FirstNet…