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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…