FirstNet’s a Game Changer for the Nation’s Capital
By Lori Stone, Region III Lead When it comes to emergency communications in the National Capital Region, Dave Mulholland has seen it all. Originally a member of the U.S. Park…
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Torres, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reclassify 9-1-1 Dispatchers as Protective Service Occupations
March 7, 2019 Press Release OMB currently classifies 9-1-1 dispatchers as clerical workers—the same category as secretaries, office clerks, and taxicab dispatchers The 911 SAVES Act would update this classification to…
Interoperability debate dominates carrier-selection panel at IWCE 2019
Whether Verizon and FirstNet—the nationwide public-safety network being built by AT&T—should support secure interoperability between subscribers of both systems was the topic of a spirited debate yesterday at IWCE 2019…
A new cell site in Baltimore County is part of a wireless upgrade for first responders
New technologies for public safety communications are coming online through the nationwide buildout of FirstNet. SOURCE: Technically Baltimore DATE: March 5, 2019 On Hazelwood Avenue in Baltimore County, there’s a…
Motorola Solutions and Sierra Wireless Provide Broadband Communications for First Responders on the Road
Motorola Solutions products will work seamlessly with Sierra Wireless’ AirLink® in-vehicle routers for mission-critical LTE data sharing and communications PRESS RELEASE CHICAGO—-When first responders are on the road, they need to…
Disaster Recovery 2018
2018 was the first full year of first FirstNet operation. During this year we supported more than 200 events and emergency operations. Watch to see how we helped first responders…
Five issues PDs must address to harness the potential of NG911 and FirstNet
PERF project examines the impact of Next Generation 911 systems and the FirstNet wireless broadband network on police and other first responders SOURCE: PoliceOne.com March 1, 2019 The convergence of Next…
Michigan Feedback Informs FirstNet Experience, Roadmap
By John Hunt, Senior Public Safety Advisor The First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet Authority) Public Safety Advocacy team traveled recently to Traverse City, MI, to participate in and present to…
IXP Publishes New White Paper Exploring How Emergency Communication Centers Can Successfully Navigate Next Generation 911 and FirstNet
PRESS RELEASE PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 28, 2019 — IXP Corporation, the nation’s leading public safety managed services company, has written an industry white paper entitled: NG911 & FirstNet – Emergency…
FirstNet deployment should be more than 60% complete by end of year, AT&T exec says
More than 60% of the planned buildout of the FirstNet system will be completed by the end of this year—months ahead of the contracted schedule—with a realistic possibility that even…
Mark43 partners with Carbyne to bring cloud-based call-handling, dispatching package to 911 sector
Cloud-based computer-aided-dispatch (CAD) vendor Mark43 today announced a partnership with Carbyne—a cloud-based, call-handling platform provider—to integrate their solutions into what the companies describe as the “first entirely cloud-based incident-response system…
UNC-TV ANNOUNCES NEW PUBLIC SAFETY RESEARCH CENTER PARTNERSHIP
Research Center Will Help First Responders Save Lives Through NextGen TV & Other New Tech PRESS RELEASE RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, 2/20/2019 — UNC-TV Public Media North Carolina announces a…
Samsung unveils Galaxy S10 line with immediate FirstNet support, foldable device, 5G phone later in the year
Samsung this week launched three Galaxy S10 models featuring fingerprint, camera and battery technologies—as well as FirstNet certification—that are expected to appeal to public-safety users, while also using the event…
New 911 system operating in Cherokee County
Major changes are happening for emergency calls in Cherokee County. SOURCE: wspa.com DATE: February 21, 2019 “We’ve replaced a 30 year old technology,” said Cherokee County 911 Deputy Director Brandon…
Photos, private information to be blocked under 9-1-1 bill
In anticipation of an update to statewide 9-1-1 communication systems by 2021, gruesome imagery of crime scenes or injuries, individuals’ medical histories and identification of domestic violence or rape victims…