The Importance of LTE Interoperability
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…
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FirstNet Contract Available on FireRescue GPO
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…
In The News – You Decide
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…
The Verizon Super Bowl Ad is Problematic, Here’s Why
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…
And The Survey Says…………
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…