More Smoke and Mirrors from Verizon
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant There was recently published an article about Verizon announcing their new public safety app store. Public safety should understand that this app store is…
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The Importance of In-Building Wireless for the FirstNet Emergency Network
By Ted Hebron, senior product manager at Laird Connectivity. Property owners desire optimal wireless connectivity in their buildings to better serve their tenants. However, these systems can play a far more…
Enhanced Civil Disturbance Monitoring and Control Strategies: Using Multimedia Interoperability to Achieve Tactical Advantage
By Col. (Ret.) George Battle, CT State Police; Col.; (Ret.) Rick Fuentes, NJ State Police; Col. (Ret.) Frank Milstead, AZ Department of Public Safety, State Police; Asst. Chief (Ret.) Ronald…
SPOTLIGHT: Richard W. Stanek
(Continuation of a series focusing on those who have made FirstNet a reality for Public Safety) By ATFN Staff As board member for the First Responder Network Authority, former Hennepin…
FirstNet Helps Tennessee Public Safety Respond to Tornado Damage
By Billy Freeman, FirstNet Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor, and Gerald Risner, FirstNet Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor Throughout the night on March 2-3, 2020, a supercell thunderstorm traveled through…
AT&T Urges Congress to Repeal Mandate to Auction T-Band Spectrum
by AT&T Blog Team The following may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “There are public safety agencies currently utilizing T-band spectrum to support daily…
FirstNet & Public Works: Restoring Lifeline Services in an Efficient Manner
By Charles Murph, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Traditional first responders—law enforcement, fire services, emergency medical services, 911/dispatch and emergency management—often rely on a broad ecosystem of…
An Old Foe Returns with a New Name
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant Several years ago, there was a company called LightSquared that some of you may recall and prior to that name they were known as…
City of Alexandria, VA Utilizes FirstNet for 911 Remote Call Taking During Pandemic
By Lori Stone, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority The Nation’s 9-1-1 professionals are on the on the front lines of emergencies every day and play a vital…
FirstNet: Reaching Rural and Remote Parts of America
By Jason Porter, senior vice president, FirstNet Program at AT&T FirstNet is built for all public safety. That means every first responder in the country – career or volunteer; federal, tribal, state or…
FirstNet Authority Roadmap Technology Domains: Situational Awareness
By Randy Kerr, Senior Public Safety Products Advisor, First Responder Network Authority, and Carlos L’Abbate, Senior Director of Product Technology and Architecture, First Responder Network Authority Transforming Data into Actionable…
Four ways FirstNet’s “always-on” connection supports fire service every day and for every emergency
By Kevin Nida, First Responder Network Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor Over the last decade, the role of today’s fire and rescue service has grown exponentially to meet the changing…
FirstNet: Caring for Those Who Care for You
By Jason Porter, senior vice president, FirstNet Program at AT&T From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, FirstNet – the only nationwide, high-speed broadband communications platform dedicated to and purpose-built for America’s first responders…
Honoring first responders: the heroes among us
By Edward Parkinson, FirstNet Authority Chief Executive Officer Year-round, first responders brave challenges so the rest of us may stay safe. In honor of their hard work and dedication, every…
How FirstNet® and the Internet of Things Helped an Ambulance Company Stay One Step Ahead of the COVID-19 Outbreak
By Scott Yates, CEO, First Call Ambulance NASHVILLE, TN – When COVID-19 hit, businesses had to find new ways to operate. With most of our employees working on the front…