Real-Time Situational Awareness: Today’s Holy Grail
Written by John Contestabile So, I have heard this expression before, but what does it really mean? Holy Grail: something that you want very much but that is very hard…
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Survey: Public safety sector is embracing drones
Incident management, rural communications among most cited use cases. Almost 30% of public safety professionals surveyed by the International Wireless Communications Expo reported they are currently using drones in their operations. The…
Junction City EMS Uses FirstNet in Local, Regional, and National Response
By Brent Williams, Senior EMS Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Junction City Fire Department’s EMS services a rural, Midwest community in Kansas, which presents some communication challenges. To address these…
The Continuing Saga Of Bilking Public Safety To Protect Market Share
By Al Gillespie, Fire Chief (Ret) What do you call it when someone tells you one thing but continues to do something that isn’t exactly inline with what they’ve said?…
AT&T Sees More Than 10.2 TB of Data During Sunday’s Final Game in Miami
First responders using FirstNet didn’t have to compete with attendees for access to network resources. By SGV Staff Miami was the center of the pro football universe this past week…
FirstNet’s Dedicated Public Safety Broadband Network is Driving Innovation for Law Enforcement
By David Cook, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority The last decade has brought about rapid advances in technology that have changed our daily lives. The first smartphones…
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…
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…