Getting the Most Out of FirstNet
By James Careless The fact that FirstNet provides first responders with dedicated, priority wireless broadband service across America is reason enough to use this system. That being said, there is…
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AT&T Bolsters Storm Readiness with New Maritime and Public Safety Solutions
Just a few weeks into storm season and it’s already been an active start. During this time, the essential need for dependable connectivity becomes especially clear. This is what motivates…
How FirstNet Can Help Fight Wildfires
By James Careless According to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), in 2023 55,571 wildfires consumed a total 2,633,636 acres in the United States, which is 47.39 acres burned per…
Is It Okay Not to be Okay? Part One of ATFN’s Two-Part Series on First Responder Wellness
By James Careless When it comes to first responder mental health and wellness, the statistics are sobering. “It isestimated that 30 percent of first responders develop behavioral health conditions including,…
PSSA FILES RESPONSE TO CERCI LETTER
Today the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) filed a response to the May 10, 2024 letter from the Coalition for Emergency Response and Critical Infrastructure (“CERCI”). The PSSA has repeatedly…
The connected ambulance: FirstNet for Maine EMS
By Jonathan Olson, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Maine is undertaking a statewide project to install FirstNet in all its ambulances — to keep them connected and…
FirstNet PTT Adopted for Start-up Public Safety Department
By Lindsay Stromgren Starting up a new public safety department from scratch is no easy task for any community, especially a small suburban one. The Town of Amherst Massachusetts faced…
The benefits of full 5G for law enforcement
On scene, in the patrol vehicle, and at the command post — wherever law enforcement officers work, they need fast and reliable connectivity. One of the most important innovations for…
PSBTA Offers Communications Support to VA Police to Improve Patient, Staff Safety
NEWS / PRESS RELEASE May 17, 2024 Washington, DC — The Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA) standsready to help the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) improve real-time communicationswith…
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FirstNet Authority, NIST announce keynote speakers, agenda for 5×5 public safety innovation summit
Leading voices in public safety communications will keynote the 5×5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit this summer in Chicago. Summit hosts announced the speakers as part of an agenda that includes over…
Siyata Mobile’s SD7 Handset Added to AT&T FirstNet’s ‘Free Feature Phone for Life’ Promotion
NEWS / PRESS RELEASE Vancouver, BC – May 13, 2024 — Siyata Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: SYTA, SYTAW) (“Siyata” or the “Company”), a global developer and vendor of Push-to-Talk over Cellular…
When wildfires threaten the wildland urban interface, FirstNet connects firefighters
By Gary McCarraher, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority The threat of wildfires is no longer only a concern for western states. More than 60,000 communities in the…
PSSA suggests a way for FCC to give FirstNet Authority access to 4.9 GHz, even with legal questions
Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) this week outlined a framework that would let the FCC provide access the FirstNet Authority to the 4.9 GHz band via a nationwide overlay license…
How FirstNet Prepared for the Eclipse
By James Careless The April 8, 2024, eclipse came and went without any impact on the FirstNet nationwide public safety broadband network. This AT&T story shared on the AllThingsFirstNet.com website…