By Dave Buchanan Public safety engagement has been at the heart of the First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet Authority) work since it was created by Congress in 2012. The FirstNet…
Sierra Wireless AirLink® MG90 High-Performance Multi-Network In-Vehicle Router with AirPrime® EM7511 Embedded Module Certified and Approved for Operation on FirstNet in the U.S. Vancouver, Canada-June 28, 2018 Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:…
Intrepid Networks’ situational awareness application, Response, answers the call for supporting the critical operational needs of public safety agencies. ORLANDO , FLORIDA , UNITED STATES July 11, 2018 “Intrepid Response…
Brooks Shannon joins RapidDeploy as VP of Product Management to further expand and innovate solution offerings July 9, 2018 RapidDeploy, a leader in cloud-based Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) technology, announced the…
By Dean Prochaska, Director of Standards, First Responder Network Authority This blog post is part of the “Tech Talk” series focused on the FirstNet Authority’s standards development activities to support…
Five years has made a world of difference to first responders on the ground in Boston on race day SOURCE: EMS1.com DATE: July 10, 2018 At this year’s Boston Marathon,…
Vendors from around the globe demonstrated significant interoperability during last week’s ETSI plugtests for mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT), mission-critical-data (MCDATA) and mission-critical-video (MCVIDEO), posting a 92% success rate overall, according to ETSI officials. SOURCE: Urgent Communications DATE: July…
AT&T has upgraded it’s 4G LTE cell towers in the Northwoods. AT&T Wisconsin president Scott VanderSanden says the most recent upgrades at their towers in Conover and Long Lake are…
Captain Justin Schrek considers himself a bit of a tech junkie and prides himself on becoming the first early adopter of FirstNet in Pennsylvania. He’s an emergency dispatch services employee by day, but he’s also the captain with Beaver Springs Fire Company.
Public-safety LTE cell sites built by the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) are transferred to AT&T, which is FirstNet’s contractor to build and maintain the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN). SOURCE:…
The body cameras are Kyocera smartphones that are used with the Visual Labs program that allows recordings to be uploaded through an app to the cloud immediately or once deputies…
The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office has implemented technology upgrades with FirstNet – a groundbreaking new communications platform, Sheriff Tim Parker announced this week. SOURCE: www.hillsdale.net DATE: June 23, 2018 FirstNet…
“It’s given us some incredible communication,” said Brazos Sheriff Chris Kirk, “that we’ve been able to put to good use. It makes us much more efficient.” SOURCE: Washington Post DATE:…
Public Safety Agencies Across the Country are Adopting Their Network, Seeing Immediate Benefits From Key Capabilities and Highly Reliable FirstNet Connections SOURCE: AT&T DATE: June 21, 2018 First responders championed…
The Mayor of Orem, Utah, a city on the shores of Utah Lake and straddling a mountain range, says it’s in his town’s tradition to reach ahead and that’s why…