ATFN Live COVID-19 Disaster Grant Relief Discussion for Public Safety
Brent Lee, Kamala Kuhn and Richard Mirgon discuss how COVID-19 Disaster Grants can apply to FirstNet and public safety technology.
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ATFN Live FirstNet HPUE
Brent Lee, Andy Seybold and Richard Mirgon discuss FirstNet High Power User Equipment (HPUE) and T-Mo’s public safety offer.
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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…
Tribal Nations Share FirstNet Success Stories
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…
AT&T supports first responders, medical personnel, responding to COVID-19 with nourishing meals
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…
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…
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…