FirstNet in the NEWS – May 14, 2020
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Articles by Editorial Staff
An Old Foe Returns with a New Name
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant Several years ago, there was a company called LightSquared that some of you may recall and prior to that name they were known as…
City of Alexandria, VA Utilizes FirstNet for 911 Remote Call Taking During Pandemic
By Lori Stone, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority The Nation’s 9-1-1 professionals are on the on the front lines of emergencies every day and play a vital…
AT&T partnership can help Loon cell tower system take flight
The announcement has implications for the U.S., where AT&T operates the FirstNet public safety network SOURCE: Verdict UK DATE: May 7, 2020 For years, Alphabet-owned Loon has received a skeptical…
FirstNet: Reaching Rural and Remote Parts of America
By Jason Porter, senior vice president, FirstNet Program at AT&T FirstNet is built for all public safety. That means every first responder in the country – career or volunteer; federal, tribal, state or…
FirstNet Authority Roadmap Technology Domains: Situational Awareness
By Randy Kerr, Senior Public Safety Products Advisor, First Responder Network Authority, and Carlos L’Abbate, Senior Director of Product Technology and Architecture, First Responder Network Authority Transforming Data into Actionable…
Mobile app enables push-to-talk for public safety during COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced healthcare workers and public health officials to interact frequently with first responders and at times to act as emergency responders themselves. The crisis underlines the importance…
Four ways FirstNet’s “always-on” connection supports fire service every day and for every emergency
By Kevin Nida, First Responder Network Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor Over the last decade, the role of today’s fire and rescue service has grown exponentially to meet the changing…
FirstNet Band 14 coverage serves about half of U.S. rural population, FirstNet Authority reports
About half the rural population within the U.S. is within the FirstNet coverage footprint for operations using 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum licensed to the FirstNet Authority, according to the…
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…
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)…