The Continuing Saga Of Bilking Public Safety To Protect Market Share
By Al Gillespie, Fire Chief (Ret) What do you call it when someone tells you one thing but continues to do something that isn’t exactly inline with what they’ve said?…
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Sonim XP3 Rugged Flip Phone Now Available in AT&T Stores
Popular Industrial-Grade Flip Phone Provides Simple, Fast and Reliable Communications in Extreme Work Environments PRESS RELEASE SAN MATEO, CALIF. (Feb. 6, 2020) — Sonim Technologies today announced the availability of…
AT&T Sees More Than 10.2 TB of Data During Sunday’s Final Game in Miami
First responders using FirstNet didn’t have to compete with attendees for access to network resources. By SGV Staff Miami was the center of the pro football universe this past week…
AT&T adds new sites in Berks County
AT&T said the upgrades will also benefit public safety and first responders on FirstNet — a public safety dedicated communications platform. PRESS RELEASE AT&T says it recently added new cells sites to…
Sonim CEO reiterates public-safety focus, says company ‘is not for sale’
Sonim Technologies is “not for sale” and intends to continue developing rugged public-safety broadband products, including high-powered user equipment (HPUE) that take advantage of 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum to…
AT&T to finish 80% of FirstNet buildout in coming months, exec says
AT&T expects to complete 80% of the contracted buildout of the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) “in the coming months,” an AT&T executive said yesterday. SOURCE: Urgent Communications DATE:…
AT&T Ramps Up Coverage With 4G LTE In 4 Tampa Bay Counties
These upgrades will also benefit public safety and first responders on FirstNet – public safety’s dedicated communications platform. TAMPA, FL — Making good on its commercial slogan, “Just OK is…
AT&T Boosts Network Speeds for Squires
These upgrades will also benefit public safety and first responders on FirstNet – public safety’s dedicated communications platform. FirstNet is bringing public safety communications into the 21st century with new,…
Communications tower planned for Sawtooth Valley
195-foot tower would be used by emergency responders A 195-foot-tall communications tower is planned to be built on a ridge just west of the Sawtooth Hatchery in the Sawtooth Valley,…
GAO report says FirstNet on track, calls for greater oversight, transparency
AT&T is meeting all contracted deployment and adoption goals for the FirstNet public-safety broadband network, but the FirstNet Authority could improve the system’s chances of success by improving oversight and…
FirstNet’s Dedicated Public Safety Broadband Network is Driving Innovation for Law Enforcement
By David Cook, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority The last decade has brought about rapid advances in technology that have changed our daily lives. The first smartphones…
SPOTLIGHT: Ed Parkinson
(This is a new series focusing on those that have made FirstNet a reality for Public Safety.) By W. Brent Lee, Public Safety Consultant When Ed Parkinson was named the…
AT&T spends big on 5G, FirstNet ahead of Super Bowl
Dive Brief: AT&T says it has invested more than $85 million to improve wireless and cell coverage in Miami as the city prepares to host Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2. The…
AT&T Boosts Miami Area Mobile Coverage for Pro Football’s Big Game
AT&T Invests More than $85 Million to Improve Wireless Capacity and Coverage for a Better Customer Experience; FirstNet Provides Unparalleled Emergency Support for Public Safety to Help Keep Fans Safe…
RapidDeploy’s New Native Mobile Applications Ring in New Era for First Responders
In every part of our lives, we have access to real-time data at our fingertips, but once we put on our uniforms it seems like we go back in time and fly blind, depending on audio from a PSAP far removed from the action. RapidDeploy’s mission is to reduce emergency response times and increase responder safety by improving situational awareness.