FirstNet PSAC Chair Passes Away
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…
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The Public Safety Advisory Committee of the Future
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…
Public Safety Personnel – Keeping Track of Your Most Valuable Assets
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…
A Glimpse of How CES 2018 Impacts Public Safety Technology
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…
Clean Sweep for FirstNet Opt-in, Now That’s a Big Deal
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…
Allthingsfirstnet Going Forward
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…
Protecting the District of Columbia Starts with FirstNet
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…
Can You Hear It? Sounds Like A Yappy Yard Dog
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…
First Responder Support Dedicated Call Center
By Al H Gillespie, Fire Chief, Retired As the process of getting the Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN) to first responders in the streets continues its amazing progress forward FirstNet/AT&T…
Single Core, Singular Priority: FirstNet policy helps protect public-safety communications
By James Reid FirstNet legislation took direct aim at unsuccessful past attempts at interoperability by mandating that the public-safety network be built to open, commercially available standards. A single FirstNet…
GUEST COLUMN: Florida should become a part of FirstNet
More than two dozen governors have already chosen to become a part of FirstNet, and I would urge Florida and every state in the nation to make the same choice….
“Lest We Forget”
By W. Brent Lee, Law Enforcement Official, Retired In watching the recent subcommittee hearings on FirstNet, one thing really hit me. AT&T Senior VP Chris Sambar made a statement that…
FirstNet Will Assist Emergency Responders Throughout Colorado
The next step to ensure that FirstNet is available in your community is for each state, including Colorado, to elect to “opt in” to this secure, resilient, and interoperable wireless…
My Turn: New Hampshire first responders need a reliable communications network
It’s a daunting task, because Rivada has never successfully built a radio access network, and state government does not possess such technical expertise. By Mark Ouellette For 15 years, the…
FirstNet and Technology at IACP
By W. Brent Lee, Law Enforcement Official, Retired I recently had the opportunity to attend the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference and exposition held in Philadelphia, October…