Articles by Editorial Staff
AT&T Boosts Atlanta Area Mobile Coverage for Pro Football’s Big Game
AT&T* customers and FirstNet subscribers are getting a big boost in cellular coverage and capacity throughout the Atlanta area to prep for football’s Biggest Game. ATLANTA, GA January 22, 2019 In addition to being…
FirstNet official urges local governments to issue smartphones to first responders
All first responders should have government-issued smartphones to ensure that public-safety personnel can access wireless broadband capabilities and that any data or evidence captured is stored appropriately and securely, according…
Data sharing, cost savings incentivize Local EMS to adopt FirstNet
By Brent Williams, Senior EMS Advisor FirstNet is making its mark across the country and as I meet with emergency medical services professionals, I’m pleased to hear their feedback on…
FirstNet Authority seeking additional industry partners, Acting CEO Parkinson tells CES
While the FirstNet partnership with AT&T has yielded good progress to date, the FirstNet Authority does not want “to put all of our eggs in one basket” and is seeking…
Fire chief encourages early FirstNet adoption, cites cost savings, potential mission-critical use in 2024
Public-safety agencies should subscribe to FirstNet soon, so they can test the system’s capabilities and better evaluate future possibilities—perhaps LMR replacement within five years—according to a California fire chief, who…
PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNOLOGY 2018 YEAR IN REVIEW
By TJ Kennedy, Co-Founder Public Safety Network It’s been a tremendously exciting year for the development and implementation of new technologies leveraging public safety broadband capabilities. In the course of…
AT&T Helping Those Affected by Government Shutdown
AT&T January 9, 2019 For our customers affected by the shutdown, you are eligible for flexible payment options to keep your service running. Just because the government shut down, doesn’t…
More Than 50,000 Square Miles of LTE Coverage Added Nationwide to Support AT&T and FirstNet Users
Band 14 Spectrum Deployed in More Than 500 Rural and Urban Markets Across the Country; FirstNet Connections Exceed 425,000+ PRESS RELEASE January 9, 2019 AT&T customers and FirstNet subscribers got…
Remembering Ed Reynolds, a FirstNet Pioneer
By Edward Parkinson, Acting CEO The First Responder Network Authority team is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Board member Ed Reynolds on New Year’s Day. Ed…
CenturyLink outage that hit 911 service spurs FCC investigation
The disruption affected 911 emergency services nationwide. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called the problem “particularly troubling” in its “breadth and duration.” SOURCE: cnet.com DATE: December 29, 2018 A nationwide outage…
Huge CenturyLink outage caused by bad networking card in Colorado
A widespread outage on CenturyLink’s cloud network that lasted almost two days and hampered emergency phone service in Washington and other states was caused by a faulty network management card,…
Dispatchers answered more than 4,500 texts in first year of Text-to-911
DATE: The first year of Minnesota’s statewide Text-to-911 system is showing that the service is saving lives and making it easier to contact first responders. SOURCE: Redwood Falls Gazette DATE:…
“911, What’s Your Emergency?” – Looking Ahead to the Next 50 Years of 911
By Mo Katibeh, AT&T Business CMO NextGen 911 solutions like AT&T ESInet™ offer increased reliability, resiliency and security when transferring calls based on location tracking or managing call volumes. All…
Next Paradigm Consulting Releases Grant Assistant Document for Colorado School Grants
PRESS RELEASE Las Vegas Nevada December 20, 2018 Next Paradigm Consulting in partnership with Bella Vita Consulting released today a grant assistance document to assist Colorado schools in applying for…