Across the country – and around the world – first responders and medical personnel are playing a critical role in helping care for their communities during the COVID-19 crisis. “First…
SOURCE: rcrwireless.com DATE: April 1, 2020 As the U.S. Navy sends its two massive medical ships to New York City and Los Angeles to provide additional hospital beds and free…
By Edward Parkinson, CEO, FirstNet Authority This week marks some major milestones in the history of public safety’s nationwide broadband network. It was three years ago that we, the First…
Lifesaving Benefits Support First Responders During Global Coronavirus Pandemic; FirstNet Push-to-Talk Launches DALLAS, March 31, 2020 s the nation continues to combat the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), the FirstNet® communications platform –…
By Richard Mirgon Public Safety Consultant We have all seen the articles about the data surge resulting in people staying home during this COVID-19 outbreak. Between the adults working from…
The pandemic is testing the capability of the network that supports first responders. Credit: Shutterstock/Zoff SOURCE: AFCEA Signal Magazine March 25, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic, which to date has sickened…
Randall Stephenson shares how technicians are providing support to first responders during coronavirus.
By Jason Porter, senior vice president, FirstNet Program at AT&T The events of Sept. 11, 2001 changed the world as we knew it. Lives were lost, major economic and societal…
By Thomas Randall, Senior Public Safety Advisor, FirstNet Authority For the past five years, the Texas A&M University’s Internet 2 Technology Evaluation Center (ITEC) has brought together public safety officials and industry…
High-power user equipment (HPUE) that promises to almost double the coverage range for FirstNet subscribers using 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum is expected to be available within the next month,…
First $1 million will support online learning platform Khan Academy AT&T is creating a Distance Learning and Family Connections Fund to give parents, students and teachers tools they need for…
On the Front Lines: Public Safety’s Network Supports COVID-19 Emergency Response from Coast to Coast For over a month, police, fire, EMS, public health, emergency management and military personnel have…
New Infrastructure Will Help Advance Public Safety, Improve Connectivity for Area Residents and Visitors PRESS RELEASE North Dakota’s first responders are getting a major boost in their wireless communications with…
By Jennifer Harder, Senior Director, Product Team After working with the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program during graduate school, I knew I wanted to work with service animals in my career. I…
PRESS RELEASE (Reston, VA) The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Board announced today that Edward Parkinson has been named Executive Director of the organization. “After conducting a comprehensive and thorough search,…