Vision 2024 Preview with Michael Barnbeck
By James Careless The 2024 Vision FirstNet Users Summit (Vision 2024), which is hosted by the Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA), is a must-attend event for FirstNet users. October…
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Enhancing federal public safety operations with FirstNet
When most people think of public safety, they think of local, state, or tribal first responders. But did you know there is an entire network of federal agencies that have…
AT&T FirstNet buckles down as Hurricane Helene hits the east coast
AT&T FirstNet has deployed its Response Operations Group to support first responders with wireless connectivity and other resources during Hurricane Helene. Light Reading spoke with Rich Johnson and Kelley Adley,…
Local officers highlight miscommunication around Trump’s first assassination attempt at hearing tainted by politics
Those systems, such as FirstNet – built for emergency responders to communicate with each other in moments of crisis – worked that day, Edward Lenz, the commander of the Butler…
AT&T Prepares Network as Helene Tracks Toward Florida
Learn about our network preparations, how FirstNet ROG is working to support public safety’s communications, and tips to stay connected READ FULL ARTICLE
Emergent Signs On As Vision 2024 Special Venue Sponsor
By James Careless Emergent, a maker of first responder-centric incident command, fleet management, and inspection software, has signed on as a Special Venue Sponsor at the 2024 Vision FirstNet Users…
September 11: Honoring first responders across the nation
By Joe Wassel, Executive Director and CEO, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Twenty-three years ago, America experienced a day unlike any other in our history. News of the attacks…
Rescue 42 Deployables Keep Public Safety Connected
Viasat Satellite Service and Support Now More Accessible NEWS / PRESS RELEASE 9/12/2024 Chico, CA —As the country endures increasingly intense disasters from wildfires to hurricanes to tornadoes, Rescue 42,…
Vision 2024 Offers Three Session Tracks to FirstNet Users
By James Careless Mindful that not all FirstNet users are the same, the 2024 Vision FirstNet Users Summit (Vision 2024) will be offering three distinct session tracks this year: Mission…
Spoiler Alert! What’s Coming Up at Vision 2024
By James Careless The 2024 Vision FirstNet Users Summit — aka Vision 2024 — takes place at the new Sahara Hotel/Conference Center in Las Vegas October 7-10, 2024. This is…
FirstNet Authority Update on Network Outage Task Force
The AT&T wireless network experienced a widespread outage in the early morning hours of February 22, 2024. This outage impacted service to AT&T’s commercial customers and affected some FirstNet subscribers….
FirstNet supports disaster response in rural Montana
Stillwater County, Montana, has it all — mountains, lake basins, rolling plains, and river valleys. The land is used for everything from farming and ranching to the only platinum and palladium…
Agnew succeeds Bugel as AT&T’s President of FirstNet
By James Careless AT&T has appointed Scott Agnew as its new President of FirstNet, AT&T. Agnew is succeeding Jim Bugel, who retired from this position [as of September 1, 2024]…
FirstNet Authority board approves $2 billion in coverage enhancements to key areas
FirstNet Authority board members yesterday voted unanimously to approve plans to enhance the wireless coverage provided by FirstNet with an investment of about $2 billion during the next decade to…
August 21, 2024 Combined Board and Board Committees Meeting
The FirstNet Authority Board will convene an open public meeting of the Board and Board Committees.