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…
Insights
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…
Benefits of FirstNet
By David Smith Most of the time when we have issues trying to hear on a cell phone call, we turn into a version of Verizon’s original Test Man (played…
FirstNet Authority highlights “Connecting Communities” in Annual Report to Congress
By Tom Shull, Director, Government Affairs, First Responder Network Authority We are proud to release the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year (FY)…
FirstNet Roadmap Domains: Coverage and capacity
By John Saboe, Network Operations Architect, First Responder Network Authority Many of us remember off-key renditions of America the Beautiful from when we were in school, singing about purple mountain majesties, feet…
Views of a Volunteer Firefighter
By Zach Smith, Emergency Management Specialist, First Responder Network Authority I am a volunteer firefighter for my community. My firehouse is a group of teachers, accountants, program managers, computer developers,…
FirstNet: Supporting New York City’s COVID-19 Emergency Response
By Jason Porter, senior vice president, FirstNet Program at AT&T While the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is nationwide, its effects are being acutely felt right now in New York City. So,…
Four Ways Emergency Managers Are Using FirstNet
By Charles Murph, Senior Public Safety Advisor and Emergency Management Subject Matter Expert, FirstNet Authority Emergency Management professionals across the country are using FirstNet for many aspects of emergency planning…
Tribal Nations Share FirstNet Success Stories
By ATFN Staff Theron Rutyna from the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa said when he first climbed the 300-foot tower cellphone tower on his reservation and looked out…
Three years of public-private partnership for public safety’s network
By Edward Parkinson, CEO, FirstNet Authority This week marks some major milestones in the history of public safety’s nationwide broadband network. It was three years ago that we, the First…
Pandemic Response – Public Safety’s Network or Other Commercial Offering?
By Richard Mirgon Public Safety Consultant We have all seen the articles about the data surge resulting in people staying home during this COVID-19 outbreak. Between the adults working from…
Coronavirus: Exactly What Public Safety Designed FirstNet For
By Jason Porter, senior vice president, FirstNet Program at AT&T The events of Sept. 11, 2001 changed the world as we knew it. Lives were lost, major economic and societal…
Integrating FirstNet deployables during a cybersecurity attack
By Thomas Randall, Senior Public Safety Advisor, FirstNet Authority For the past five years, the Texas A&M University’s Internet 2 Technology Evaluation Center (ITEC) has brought together public safety officials and industry…
K9s tackle jobs that are impossible for humans and technology; broadband helps keep them safe and connected
By Jennifer Harder, Senior Director, Product Team After working with the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program during graduate school, I knew I wanted to work with service animals in my career. I…
Small Town Fire Department Augments Radio Comms with FirstNet Devices
By Gary McCarraher, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Approximately 15 miles south of Boston, Massachusetts sits Canton – a small community of 21,000 people. Chief Charles Doody…