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…
(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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…