BY DAVID G. SIMPSON Last month, FirstNet submitted its annual report to Congress and reported three major milestones. First, a competitive contract award for the network to AT&T; second, completion…
By Ed Parkinson, Director of Government Affairs, First Responder Network Authority Each February – the month that Congress established FirstNet – we submit our annual report to Congress on the…
By Dr. Walt Magnussen Jr. In a data-centric world, interoperability takes on a whole new meaning. In public-safety references, it is the ability to share information from any source with…
By Doug Schrage, WFCA President Now that all 50 states, the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories have opted in to FirstNet as a communication provider for emergency responders,…
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant This last week has provided some interesting news that is worthy of contemplation. I want to start with the blog about the Verizon Super…
By Brodie Like many of you, I settled in to watch the Super Bowl for the football, the food, the entertainment, and of course the commercials. I dig the whole…
First, the staff at allthingsfirstnet.com would like to thank all of those who responded to the survey. We believe that by asking these survey questions, Firstnet and AT&T, can get…
Many of you have already heard of the untimely passing of our friend and colleague Tom Sorley who passed away this last weekend of a heart attack. Tom was one…
By Tom Sorley, PSAC Chair The Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) took steps in 2017 to plan and prepare for what is sure to be an exciting future for public…
By W. Brent Lee, Law Enforcement Official, Retired Allthingsfirstnet.com’s current Points to Ponder asks the question, “Which of the following FirstNet apps do you view as most important”? One of…
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant Everyone knows the high cost of public safety technology. Most of the time this cost is driven by proprietary technology to meet public safety…
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant First and foremost I personally want to thank and congratulate all the people at FirstNet, AT&T, State Staff and all the people that worked…
The staff of Allthingsfirstnet.com wants to take the time to thank all of our users for their interest and support. As you know, ATFN is dedicated to just what the…
By Charles H. Ramsey With so many advances in technology, people would expect our nation’s capital to have the best tools available to the thousands of public safety officials who…
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant For some of us it seems like it was just yesterday when public safety was introduced to this new cellphone that acted like a…