By Kelly Hill on OCTOBER 28, 2019 The First Responders Authority will be receiving about $18 billion in payments from AT&T over the 25-year-term of the FirstNet contract. An estimated $16 billion of…
Motorola Solutions today unveiled APX NEXT, the company’s first P25 radio that also enables push-to-talk functionality via FirstNet LTE connectivity and virtual-assistant technology that allows users to manage radio setting…
New Technologies Expand First Responders’ Capabilities to Better Serve Seattle PRESS RELEASE eattle Fire Department is connecting its firefighters and paramedics to FirstNet – a new communications platform just for public safety….
With public safety virtual assistant ViQi, APX NEXT helps officers focus on what matters most Business Wire Photo PRESS RELEASE CHICAGO – Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced the launch…
Three U.S. Department of Commerce agencies have launched a first-of-its-kind interagency challenge focused on accelerating innovations for disaster response and resilience technology. PRESS RELEASE The Economic Development Administration (EDA), in collaboration with…
By David Buchanan, Executive Director of Public Safety Advocacy, FirstNet Authority Recently, law enforcement and fire chiefs from around the country joined the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) in…
North Texas Regional EMS transforms communication and care coordination during time-sensitive situations. PRESS RELEASE October 18, 2019 BOZEMAN, Mont.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–North Texas Regional EMS’ (NTREMS) use of Pulsara on FirstNet –…
By Tracy G. Trott, Colonel (Ret) I have to admit that when I was first exposed to D Block, or what would become the FirstNet network, as the Colonel of…
All position on the FirstNet Authority board are filled, after U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross today appointed two new members, Karima Holmes—the first 911 official to serve on the…
Multiple commenters have asked the FCC to require that the FirstNet public-safety system be interoperable with LMR and commercial LTE networks, but officials representing the FirstNet Authority and FirstNet contractor…
By Margaret Gutierrez, National Tribal Government Liaison (Regions I-VIII) As of August 2019, more than 750,000 device connections are being used by nearly 9,000 public safety agencies. As the number…
As many of you have seen, AT&T Senior Vice President Chris Sambar, who has been leading the “FirstNet Built with AT&T” effort, is moving to a new job within AT&T….
ESChat to deploy wireless carrier agnostic Broadband Push-to-Talk (PTT) with ISSI Interoperability to the City of Boulder’s P25 public safety radio network. PRESS RELEASE SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. OCTOBER 10,…
At D.C. area conference, police and fire officials discussed how advancements in data transmission save lives. Source: statetechmagazine.com DATE: October 8, 2019 Just as cities began the evolution toward becoming…
Certificates will be issued to qualifying alarm companies to support review of eligibility for FirstNet services. MCLEAN, Va. — The Monitoring Association has begun issuing TMA Certificates of Verification to qualifying alarm…