FirstNet-AT&T supporting naval hospital ships in New York, Los Angeles
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…
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Three years of public-private partnership for public safety’s network
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…
FirstNet Platform Turns 2! First Responder Public Safety Agencies Can Now Get Free Smartphones for Life
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 –…
Pandemic Response – Public Safety’s Network or Other Commercial Offering?
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…
Ensuring FirstNet Connectivity During the COVID-19 Crisis
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…
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson Provides Update on CNN’s Reliable Sources
Randall Stephenson shares how technicians are providing support to first responders during coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Exactly What Public Safety Designed FirstNet For
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…
Integrating FirstNet deployables during a cybersecurity attack
By Thomas Randall, Senior Public Safety Advisor, FirstNet Authority For the past five years, the Texas A&M University’s Internet 2 Technology Evaluation Center (ITEC) has brought together public safety officials and industry…
Coverage-extending HPUE products expected to be available soon, according to FirstNet Authority, AT&T officials
High-power user equipment (HPUE) that promises to almost double the coverage range for FirstNet subscribers using 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum is expected to be available within the next month,…
AT&T Creates $10 Million Fund to Support Parents, Teachers & Students Throughout COVID-19 School Closures
First $1 million will support online learning platform Khan Academy AT&T is creating a Distance Learning and Family Connections Fund to give parents, students and teachers tools they need for…
Public Safety’s Network Supports COVID-19 Emergency Response
On the Front Lines: Public Safety’s Network Supports COVID-19 Emergency Response from Coast to Coast For over a month, police, fire, EMS, public health, emergency management and military personnel have…
New FirstNet Cell Sites Launch in North Dakota to Support Public Safety
New Infrastructure Will Help Advance Public Safety, Improve Connectivity for Area Residents and Visitors PRESS RELEASE North Dakota’s first responders are getting a major boost in their wireless communications with…
K9s tackle jobs that are impossible for humans and technology; broadband helps keep them safe and connected
By Jennifer Harder, Senior Director, Product Team After working with the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program during graduate school, I knew I wanted to work with service animals in my career. I…
Edward Parkinson Named Executive Director of First Responder Network Authority
PRESS RELEASE (Reston, VA) The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Board announced today that Edward Parkinson has been named Executive Director of the organization. “After conducting a comprehensive and thorough search,…
FirstNet buildout 80% complete, serves 1.2 million subscribers, AT&T exec says
AT&T’s contracted FirstNet deployment of LTE equipment operating on 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum is 80% complete—a year ahead of schedule—and the overall public-safety broadband system serves 1.2 million subscribers…