FirstNet Association changes its name
On April 15th the FirstNet Association announced its name has been changed to, the “Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA)”. PRESS RELEASE In an effort to avoid confusion between the Association…
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AT&T says planned FirstNet buildout passes halfway point, adoption numbers increase by 33% in Q1
FirstNet is serving more than 7,000 agencies and 570,000 subscribers—both increases of about 33% compared to three months ago—and the scheduled buildout of the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) was…
Ohio entities seek to use ISSI to make first interoperable link between FirstNet and P25 systems from Harris, Tait
Public-safety entities in the state of Ohio hope to begin testing an interoperability solution that is designed to link FirstNet push-to-talk service with Harris P25 systems—and possibly a Tait P25…
FirstNet on Navy bases benefits military, local responders
Now that the Department of the Navy has opted into FirstNet, the nationwide dedicated public-safety communications platform that AT&T is building, work is starting on identifying eligible entities and how…
Sonim Launches XP3 Flip Phone on AT&T Network and FirstNet Communications Platform
Ultra-rugged Feature Phone Provides Simple, Fast and Reliable Communications to Industrial, Enterprise, SMB and Public Safety Field Workers PRESS RELEASE SAN MATEO, Calif., April 19, 2019 – Sonim Technologies, a…
Arizona Leaders Gather to Discuss Public Safety Broadband
By David Faulkner, Senior Public Safety Advisor On March 27, the State of Arizona held a public safety broadband forum for first responders, public administrators, and IT support personnel to…
Elmore County Idaho joins new first responder communication network
At just over 3,000 square miles, Elmore County is one of the largest in Idaho, but also one of the most remote, meaning radio and wireless communication can sometimes be…
Brazos County, Texas, Sheriff Embraces 21st Century Public Safety Tech
The local sheriff’s department shares its experience with the FirstNet dedicated public safety broadband network. by Melissa Delaney Brazos County, Texas got its first glimpse into the future in 2010….
Virginia Roadmap Engagement Addresses Critical Voice, Data Needs
By Lori Stone, Senior Public Safety Advisor (DC, DE, MD, VA, WV) As part of our Roadmap Engagements, the First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet Authority) Public Safety Advocacy (PSA) team…
Motorola Solutions provides insight into company’s progress on MCPTT, MCData, MCVideo
Motorola Solutions’ broadband push-to-talk offering—driven by Kodiak technology acquired in 2017—meets most of the 3GPP standard for mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT), but the lack of available proximity services (ProSe)…
Carbyne Works With Cisco to Make Smart Cities Safer With Next Generation Emergency Services
New solution will offer government agencies the option of an end-to-end, cloud-based NG911 call-handling ecosystem or an NG911 rich data plugin for legacy systems that does not require replacing existing…
Anchorage Police Department Joins FirstNet – America’s Public Safety Communications Platform
New Technologies Expand Our Capabilities to Better Serve Anchorage PRESS RELEASE ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 5th 2019 — Anchorage Police Department is connecting our officers to FirstNet – a new communications platform just for…
Burr, Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reclassify 9-1-1 Dispatchers
PRESS RELEASE April 4, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), co-chairs of the Congressional Next Generation 9-1-1 Caucus, introduced the Supporting Accurate Views…
FirstNet Authority conducting public-safety outreach to inform reinvestment decisions in nationwide system FirstNet Authority conducting public-safety outreach to inform reinvestment decisions in nationwide system
Findings from outreach workshops with first-responder entities during the next several months will be used to help develop the FirstNet Authority’s roadmap that will outline the organization’s plans to invest…
Riviera Beach Police and Fire Rescue Departments Join FirstNet
Riviera Beach Police and Fire Rescue Departments Enhance First Responder Communications with FirstNet PRESS RELEASE RIVIERA BEACH, Fla., April 2, 2019 — Riviera Beach Police and Fire Rescue provides first…