FirstNet nationwide contractor AT&T launches a new visual brand that will be associated with FirstNet services and products, according to AT&T and FirstNet officials. FirstNet will continue to use its…
Thousands in San Juan Puerto Rico Get Cell Service via AT&T’s Flying COW Drone AT&T also views the LTE drone as an essential part of the nationwide public safety network…
FirstNet and AT&T* launched the first developer program geared toward America’s first responders. This will encourage public safety-focused innovation to help equip first responders with state-of-the-art communications tools. It also brings public safety closer to having their own app store where they can find new solutions purpose-built for their needs.
Motorola Solutions will provide mobile apps, software and services for the FirstNet network as part of its role on the AT&T team Motorola Solutions will provide mobile apps, software and…
Chairwoman Sue Swenson says early indications from AT&T officials make her confident that the carrier has the proper public-safety-centric focus to build the public-safety broadband network. AT&T still must complete…
AT&T and FirstNet are slashing the opt-in timeline for the first responder network buildout, giving states eager to participate the ability to green light the project as soon as they’re…
Governors will have an opportunity to accept FirstNet state plan for deploying a public-safety broadband network as soon as this month. Governors will have an opportunity to accept the FirstNet state plan…
As states test waters, AT&T hopes to catch all with FirstNet States have started exploring alternatives to the $40-billion nationwide first responder network in the works by AT&T, but the…
AT&T wants tough standards for states that want to opt out and build their own system AT&T, which won the $6.5 billion contract to build and operate the planned…
AT&T executive, John Donovan, says state and territory draft plans will be delivered on June 19, “give or take a day.” FirstNet plans to deliver draft state plans depicting the…
CEO promises hardening, ‘ruthless preemption’ for public safety By Donnie Jackson, Urgent Communications AT&T expects to deploy the Band 14 FirstNet public-safety LTE network “much quicker” than the five-year schedule included in the request…
Co-authored by Hamlet Sarokhanian, AT&T, and Mike Newburn, Fairfax County, Virginia AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk offers LTE network-optimized solution for IP integration with Land Mobile Radio. Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems…
From network coverage to devices, applications and more, AT&T is bringing all the right collaborators to the table to build the FirstNet network and ecosystem. Our core team of collaborators…
Push-To-Talk over Cellular: Integrated LTE and LMR Communication Success in the Mainstream, Push-To-Talk voice communications over cellular has proven to be a reliable, inexpensive way to instantly communicate one-to-one and one-to-many…
A cutting-edge deployment in Fairfax County shows the power of replacing land mobile radio (LMR) with Enhanced Push-to-Talk. Two years ago, Fairfax County, Va., faced a steep price tag to…