Innovation Changes How First Responders Communicate
From 5G networks to specially equipped communications trucks and drones, the nation’s first responders have a growing arsenal of tech tools that keep them communicating during the worst kinds of…
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How progressive EMS agencies are using advanced cellular networks to connect
By Estee Woods Fire and police departments have been leveraging LTE to increase their response times, improve interdepartmental communications, and provide connections to FirstNet and other national public safety broadband networks….
What does FirstNet ready mean for you?
Obtain these three rights to implement FirstNet into your emergency response communications system By Tim Nowak One of the challenges observed after 9/11 concerned emergency response communications … particularly in…
Newport Beach, CA, 3GPP Plenary Meetings Recap
By Dean Prochaska, Senior Director of Standards The June quarterly Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) meetings in Newport Beach, CA addressed standards in several areas relevant to the evolution of…
One Hood at A Time
FirstNet Built with AT&T, is pitching in too By Christopher Vondracek Hoods For Heroes (HFH), a national nonprofit organization headquartered in Northeast Florida,was launched to bring new chemical-resistant protective hooding…
Op-ed: Why first responders need a dedicated communications network
By Claude Cummings – Guest contributor As one of the most devastating storms to ever hit Texas, Hurricane Harvey taught us many lessons. One of the clearest is that we…
Working Together to Transform Public Safety Communications
By Paul R. Patrick Over the last 50 years, major U.S. industries—aerospace, automobile, energy, consumer electronics and more—have implemented significant technological changes to adapt to the shifting and growing demands…
Regional Engagement Focuses on Public Safety’s Needs
By Lesia Dickson, Northcentral Area Director The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) continued its collaboration with the Region VII states — Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri — when we…
FirstNet Connects Rural Responders During Search and Rescue Exercises
By Lori Stone, FirstNet Authority Region III Lead Public safety agencies from the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland recently conducted search and rescue exercises in Gore, VA…
New FirstNet Cell Site Announced in Preston County, WV
By First Responder Network Authority Senator Capito and First Responder Network Authority Join Ground Breaking; New Infrastructure Will Help Advance Public Safety, Improve Connectivity for Area Residents KINGWOOD, W. Va., May…
Annual Report Details FirstNet Progress on Public Safety’s Network
By Edward Parkinson, FirstNet Authority Acting CEO In our latest Annual Report to Congress, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) outlines the significant progress made in fiscal year (FY) 2018…
Tribal Leaders Voice Broadband Needs for FirstNet Authority Roadmap
By Dave Buchanan, FirstNet Authority Executive Director of Public Safety Advocacy Recently, the Public Safety Advisory Committee’s (PSAC) Tribal Working Group (TWG) met in Nashville, Tennessee for its semi-annual in-person meeting. The…
FirstNet Authority Leaders Visit Georgia Cyber Center
By Brigadier General Welton Chase, Jr. (US Army, Ret.), FirstNet Board Member When your job is to protect our communities, nothing is more important than being connected, protected and situationally…
FirstNet Authority Receives Another “Clean” Audit Opinion for FY18 Financials
For the sixth consecutive year, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) has received an unmodified, or “clean,” audit opinion on its financial statements. Achievement of a clean audit opinion…
Incorporating FirstNet into Emergency Response Exercises
By Doug Harder, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Last month, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) had the opportunity to join public safety leaders at Texas…