FirstNet in the NEWS – June 13, 2020
Conversation about articles and other issues related to the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network
Articles by Editorial Staff
More Smoke and Mirrors from Verizon
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant There was recently published an article about Verizon announcing their new public safety app store. Public safety should understand that this app store is…
The Importance of In-Building Wireless for the FirstNet Emergency Network
By Ted Hebron, senior product manager at Laird Connectivity. Property owners desire optimal wireless connectivity in their buildings to better serve their tenants. However, these systems can play a far more…
New FirstNet Cell Site Launches in Monterey to Support Public Safety
New Infrastructure Will Help Advance Public Safety, Improve Connectivity for Area Residents and Visitors MONTEREY, Mass., June 10, 2020 Monterey’s first responders are getting a major boost in their wireless…
Enhanced Civil Disturbance Monitoring and Control Strategies: Using Multimedia Interoperability to Achieve Tactical Advantage
By Col. (Ret.) George Battle, CT State Police; Col.; (Ret.) Rick Fuentes, NJ State Police; Col. (Ret.) Frank Milstead, AZ Department of Public Safety, State Police; Asst. Chief (Ret.) Ronald…
Priority Dispatch and PulsePoint Partner to Help 911 Dispatchers Guide Callers to Closest Lifesaving AED
June 23 Webinar to Highlight Best Practices in Dispatching Citizen Response to Sudden Cardiac Arrest June 9, 2020 PRESS RELEASE SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Emergency medical dispatchers across North America can…
WATCH: AT&T’s Stacy Schwartz Talks FirstNet’s Purpose During COVID-19 and Beyond
Senior reporter Amanda Ziadeh is joined by Stacy Schwartz, vice president of federal public safety and FirstNet for AT&T Global Public Sector, who discusses the background and progression of FirstNet…
SPOTLIGHT: Richard W. Stanek
(Continuation of a series focusing on those who have made FirstNet a reality for Public Safety) By ATFN Staff As board member for the First Responder Network Authority, former Hennepin…
FirstNet expands footprint to Pacific Territories
FirstNet is America’s public safety network. That means first responders in all 50 states, five territories, and the District of Columbia are gaining access to the only nationwide, high-speed broadband…
Active hurricane season forecast, coronavirus adds new twist to disaster response for AT&T
While a global pandemic has shifted millions of Americans to work from home, the prospect of an intense Atlantic hurricane season has emergency managers retooling disaster plans to take into account the added threat of coronavirus. SOURCE: foxnews.com…
Fire Technology: FirstNet 2020
Charles Werner’s update of the state of FirstNet is positive and encouraging. SOURCE: Firehouse.com DATE: June 1, 2020 FirstNet is a public-private partnership and the only broadband network that’s designed…
Gainesville prepares to use FirstNet during hurricane season
A new emergency response system will be used in Gainesville in preparation for the hurricane season. SOURCE: wcjb.com DATE: May 28, 2020 Hurricane season starts on Monday and Gainesville will…
FirstNet Helps Tennessee Public Safety Respond to Tornado Damage
By Billy Freeman, FirstNet Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor, and Gerald Risner, FirstNet Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor Throughout the night on March 2-3, 2020, a supercell thunderstorm traveled through…
Hurricane Season Gets A Little More Complicated With Coronavirus
FirstNet, an alternative wireless network with a unique spectrum for first responders. One key function of this network is a fleet of trucks with self-contained generators and antennae that act as mobile cell towers in…
FirstNet in the NEWS – May 21, 2020
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