SPOTLIGHT: Ed Parkinson
(This is a new series focusing on those that have made FirstNet a reality for Public Safety.) By W. Brent Lee, Public Safety Consultant When Ed Parkinson was named the…
Insights
FirstNet is Part of the Game Plan for Canton during Pro Football Hall of Fame events
By Kyle Richardson, First Responder Network Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor Canton, Ohio is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, attracting visitors from around the country to celebrate the…
Mobile Situational Awareness Solutions – What First Responders Should Look For
Providers with FirstNet and other leading certifications, along with Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) partnerships have a distinct advantage in neutralizing customer concerns in this area. Frost.com December 31, 2019 The…
A Growing and Diverse Ecosystem of FirstNet Devices
Mark Golaszewski, Executive Director of Technology and Innovation Division In a world where technology trends are ever changing, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and our network contractor, AT&T,…
PSAC meeting highlights 2019 accomplishments and 2020 initiatives
By Kenzie Capece, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Last week the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) held the bi-annual Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) meeting in Austin, Texas,…
The FirstNet Ecosystem: Spurring Innovation
Brian Hobson, Director, Enterprise Strategy Division, First Responder Network Authority From natural disasters to critical incidents and everyday emergencies, first responders have experienced time and time again why communication is…
FirstNet Authority engages with emergency managers at IAEM
By Tracey Murdock, Senior Public Safety Advisor FirstNet is here, but that doesn’t mean that our work is done. To ensure the network evolves with the needs of our nation’s…
Verizon Just Can’t Help Themselves!
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant Once again Verizon made the news and it’s not in a good way. It would appear Verizon (along with U.S. Cellular and T-Mobile) have…
Reaching New Heights in Network Disaster Recovery
By Chris Sambar, Executive Vice President – AT&T Technology Operations When disaster strikes, keeping first responders and our other customers connected is our priority – and the specific mission of…
Winners Announced in Public Safety Haptics Challenge
By First Responder Network Authority This week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division announced the winners of its Haptic Interfaces for Public Safety Challenge….
Expanded Telehealth Uses and Capabilities on the FirstNet Network
By Chief Jonathan Olson, Wake County (NC) EMS Deputy Director/Chief of Support Services, First Responder Network Authority Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) Executive Committee member The First Responder Network Authority’s…
Taking Public Safety Communications to the Next Level: FirstNet’s Innovation and Test Lab
By Sarah Calams The Boulder, Colorado, lab tests FirstNet-compatible devices and applications before their deployment in the field. Imagine a firefighter is battling a massive wildfire and she has to…
Driving innovation for disaster response to support America’s first responders and build resilient communities
By John Fleming, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development; Dr. Walter G. Copan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director; and Acting CEO Edward…
What the FirstNet roadmap says about its in-building strategy
By Kelly Hill on OCTOBER 28, 2019 The First Responders Authority will be receiving about $18 billion in payments from AT&T over the 25-year-term of the FirstNet contract. An estimated $16 billion of…
A New Approach to Public Safety Engagement Focused on Roadmap Priorities
By David Buchanan, Executive Director of Public Safety Advocacy, FirstNet Authority Recently, law enforcement and fire chiefs from around the country joined the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) in…