Push-to-talk services over the FirstNet system being built by AT&T already are being leveraged and more use cases are developing as the offering rapidly evolves toward a mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT)-compliant solution…
They worked with the Tenn. Dept. of Safety and Homeland Security to request the support from FirstNet, the nationwide communications platform dedicated to public safety, to assist during this critical…
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant Once again we have an article in another publication claiming to differentiate between “fact” and “fiction” with an individual portraying to be a FirstNet…
FirstNet Authority board members today voted unanimously to approve a resolution outlining four key principles that will be followed as the board determines how best to reinvest an estimated $15…
Gov. Bryant, US. Sen. Wicker, U.S Sen. Hyde-Smith and U.S. Commerce Sec. Ross Commend Effort for Rural First Responders By April Ward Senior Media Relations Advisor First Responder Network Authority…
From law enforcement to hurricanes and even the Super Bowl, Georgia Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security is relying on smart cities and IoT technology backed up by AT&T’s FirstNet….
The FirstNet network build-out is helping AT&T to increase its network capacity by about 50% as it adds additional band support while turning up FirstNet’s Band 14 spectrum, according to…
By Glenn Bischoff The 911 telecommunicator community received some news last week that undoubtedly buoyed their spirits. A bill was introduced into the U.S. House by Rep. Norma Torres (D-Calif.)—a…
By Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, Office of Emergency Communications SOURCE: FirstNet.gov DATE: March 13, 2019 Every February, 30,000 skiers and spectators descend on northwestern Wisconsin to take part in…
”We’re seeing lives being saved on a scale that we’ve never even dreamed,” said the president of the National Emergency Number Association SOURCE: nbcsandiego.com DATE: March 11, 2019 The state…
Fortunately, more and more agencies are starting to embrace unmanned aerial systems technology (drones) by first responders By Christopher Vondracek Everywhere veteran firefighter Charles Werner travels, he hears about…
Heat-seeking drones helped reassure searchers that they hadn’t overlooked anyone in the aftermath of the twister that killed 23 people This 2018 photo provided by the Menlo Fire UAS SOURCE:…
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…
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…
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…