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…
“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,…
“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…
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…
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…
“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…
“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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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,…
By, Kevin Murray Both the next-generation 911 (NG911) and the nationwide public-safety broadband networks (NPSBN) promise to be game-changing public-safety communications networks. They will be even better, if they are…
State and municipal emergency leaders are revamping their legacy technology to support NG911 capabilities. Now they want the carriers to step up. For years a stalemate prevailed between emergency call…
By James Reid FirstNet legislation took direct aim at unsuccessful past attempts at interoperability by mandating that the public-safety network be built to open, commercially available standards. A single FirstNet…