Protecting the District of Columbia Starts with FirstNet
By Charles H. Ramsey With so many advances in technology, people would expect our nation’s capital to have the best tools available to the thousands of public safety officials who…
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Rhode Island Governor Raimondo Approves Buildout Plan for First Responder Network
The plan put forth by FirstNet and its partner AT&T offered the lowest risk, highest value option for Rhode Island first responders.” RESTON, Va., Dec. 20, 2017 – Rhode Island…
New Hampshire BIA Asks Executive Council To Reject Rivada Contract
“Rivada has never built a wireless or radio access network in the United States,” wrote BIA President Jim Roche. “The company bid on the nationwide contract with FirstNet, but was…
Colorado becomes 38th state to make FirstNet ‘opt-in’ announcement
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announces that he has accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of his state, making Colorado the…
Colorado Governor Hickenlooper Approves Buildout Plan for First Responder Network
“We are opting in to allow FirstNet to make an investment in Colorado that promises to make our state more resilient against threats to our safety” Reston, Va., Dec. 18,…
Illinois Governor Rauner Approves Buildout Plan for FirstNet
“FirstNet’s technology will help us keep important lines of communication open when we most need them.” RESTON, Va., Dec. 18, 2017 – Illinois is modernizing communications technology for its first…
Can You Hear It? Sounds Like A Yappy Yard Dog
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant For some of us it seems like it was just yesterday when public safety was introduced to this new cellphone that acted like a…
First Responder Support Dedicated Call Center
By Al H Gillespie, Fire Chief, Retired As the process of getting the Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN) to first responders in the streets continues its amazing progress forward FirstNet/AT&T…
Wisconsin Governor Walker Approves Buildout Plan for First Responder Network
“This new partnership provides crucial, secure, and robust broadband access to our first responders and public safety personnel to help them save lives when every second counts. I look forward…
South Dakota Governor Daugaard Approves Buildout Plan for FirstNet
“We deal with our fair share of severe weather and natural disasters in South Dakota. Our first responders need to have access to communication technologies that work whenever and wherever…
Sonim and ACT | The App Association Take to Capitol Hill to Showcase First Responder Technology
The event created awareness among decision makers on Capitol Hill regarding the importance of technology, interoperability and the role these solutions play in improving communications, productivity and the safety of…
LA-RICS reaches agreement with AT&T on transfer of region’s public-safety LTE network for FirstNet
Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) board members are scheduled to vote today on a proposed agreement that would transfer the LA-RICS public-safety LTE assets to AT&T, so they…
FirstNet launches ruthless-preemption functionality for ‘primary’ public-safety subscribers
FirstNet public-safety subscribers in the “primary” user category—law enforcement, fire, EMS, 911 and emergency-management personnel—now have preemptive access across AT&T’s network, FirstNet and AT&T announced today. FirstNet Public-safety subscribers in…
Transition From Voice To Data-Centric Emergency Response Drives Control Room (PSAP) Market
Today’s critical control rooms (PSAP’s) are facing increasing challenges across the board, from rapidly evolving technology to managing operational changes… According to research carried out by analysts IHS Markit, the…
FirstNet Launches Ruthless Preemption for First Responders
Preemption is immediately available in opt-in states at no additional charge to current and future FirstNet subscribers who are primary users. Primary users include fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services,…