Reaching New Heights in Network Disaster Recovery
By Chris Sambar, Executive Vice President – AT&T Technology Operations When disaster strikes, keeping first responders and our other customers connected is our priority – and the specific mission of…
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FirstNet Momentum: Platform Soars with Over 1 Million Connections and Launch of “FirstNet One” – a Deployable Blimp – for Public Safety
Aggressive Band 14 coverage expansion over 75% complete; advancing the public safety mission with applications, devices and solutions designed to serve America’s first responders DALLAS, December 03, 2019 The FirstNet public safety…
AT&T Boosts Network Speeds for Carefree
Expansion Will Give AT&T Customers and FirstNet Subscribers Better Access to Mobile Internet and Capabilities CAREFREE, Ariz.– AT&T* customers and FirstNet subscribers in Carefree got a big boost in wireless…
Tyndall Air Force Base to Use AT&T 5G Services
AT&T preparing to light up 5G service at Tyndall; deliver a future-forward communications solution with cloud, IoT, AR/VR and FirstNet capabilities The U.S. Air Force is working with AT&T* to…
Bainbridge Island Police and Fire Departments Transform First Responder Communications with FirstNet – America’s Public Safety Communications Platform
New Technologies Expand Our Capabilities to Better Serve Bainbridge Island BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash., Nov. 21, 2019 — Bainbridge Island Police and Fire Departments are connecting our officers, firefighters and paramedics…
Sierra Wireless Launches AirLink® Managed Network Service with FirstNet® Connectivity
Packaging the AirLink® Managed Network Service with FirstNet connectivity brings public safety agencies a robust, out-of-the-box solution for improved operational efficiencies and quick access to critical capabilities PRESS RELEASE Vancouver,…
Winners Announced in Public Safety Haptics Challenge
By First Responder Network Authority This week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division announced the winners of its Haptic Interfaces for Public Safety Challenge….
AT&T rips T-Mobile’s promise to first responders as ‘a marketing stunt’
Last week, T-Mobile made some announcements that were either a) nice things to do for low-income families and emergency responders, or b) self-serving maneuvers to convince the attorneys general of…
Expanded Telehealth Uses and Capabilities on the FirstNet Network
By Chief Jonathan Olson, Wake County (NC) EMS Deputy Director/Chief of Support Services, First Responder Network Authority Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) Executive Committee member The First Responder Network Authority’s…
Taking Public Safety Communications to the Next Level: FirstNet’s Innovation and Test Lab
By Sarah Calams The Boulder, Colorado, lab tests FirstNet-compatible devices and applications before their deployment in the field. Imagine a firefighter is battling a massive wildfire and she has to…
AT&T Selected by HHS for Network Modernization, Wireless FirstNet Access
The HHS OIG solution includes wireless access to FirstNet. SOURCE: executivegov.com DATE: November 6, 2019 AT&T has been selected by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of…
Driving innovation for disaster response to support America’s first responders and build resilient communities
By John Fleming, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development; Dr. Walter G. Copan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director; and Acting CEO Edward…
FirstNet adopted by more than 9,800 agencies, supporting almost 900,000 connections, AT&T says
More than 9,800 agencies have subscribed to FirstNet and connected almost 900,000 devices to the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), according to figures recently released by AT&T, which was selected…
AT&T Selects Viaero to Support FirstNet Network Deployment in Rural Colorado and Nebraska
New connectivity will help advance public safety, improve internet access for area communities PRESS RELEASE Viaero Wireless Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries were recently selected by AT&T to support the…
LTE-capable P25 radios from L3Harris receive FirstNet Ready certification
L3Harris Technologies today announced that its XL-185P and XL-200P portable P25 radios that also support LTE connectivity have been designated as FirstNet Ready and certified for use on the AT&T…