Secretary Ross Appoints FirstNet Board Members; Statements from FirstNet Chair, Appointees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RESTON, Va., October 31, 2018 – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the appointment of six individuals to serve on…
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Florida city turns to AT&T, FirstNet for connectivity during aftermath of Hurricane Michael
All of the backups initiated by FirstNet and AT&T, so they could survive the storm, is what really helped us out, in that there was…
FirstNet Momentum: More Than 3,600 Public Safety Agencies Subscribed
Press Release October 23, 2018 More than 3,600 public safety agencies across the country have now joined FirstNet. That’s a nearly 50% increase in the number…
New Public Safety Apps for FirstNet Subscribers
To help first responders do even more with their mobile apps, we’re also making bundles available via the FirstNet App Catalog. By Bob Sloan, Chief…
Axon’s First LTE-Enabled Body Camera Available on FirstNet
DALLAS, Oct. 8, 2018 FirstNet connectivity is coming to Axon’s latest body camera, Axon Body 3. These just-announced devices will be the first LTE-enabled Axon body…
Video: Weather Channel Live Reporters Report Verizon Outage During Hurricane Michael
Two Weather Channel reporters covering Hurricane Michael as it hit the Florida panhandle report Verizon cell phone service outages. Watch clips from the live video…
FirstNet Fleet of Dedicated Deployable Network Assets Now Available to Public Safety Subscribers Nationwide
FirstNet Has Already Supported Public Safety Response Efforts at Nearly 100 Events and Incidents This Year DALLAS, Oct. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Public safety agencies…
Ed Parkinson Takes Over as acting CEO of FirstNet
By ATFN Staff writer The FirstNet Authority today announced the selection of Ed Parkinson as their new acting CEO. Parkinson is one of the first…
North Carolina city relies on FirstNet voice, data communications during Hurricane Florence
FirstNet provided the city of Whiteville, N.C., with critical voice and data communications throughout Hurricane Florence and subsequent flooding in the area, passing a “big test”…
First responders get their own network, no throttling with FirstNet
Congested networks are more than an inconvenience for ordinary mobile-phone users. They can cost lives in natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other situations that call…
FirstNet on Display during Hurricane Florence
The nation’s first dedicated first responder’s communication network, FirstNet, was on display in a real way when Hurricane Florence dumped tumultuous rain on roadways, rivers…
New Apple iPhones support operation on Band 14 spectrum licensed to FirstNet
New iPhones announced by Apple this week are the device maker’s first products that support operation on 700 MHz Band 14—the spectrum licensed to FirstNet, which…
New network, ‘FirstNet,’ to offer first responders more efficient communication
Chief Cassell says despite FEMA’s report on 1 October, which recommends FirstNet, it was already on the department’s radar because of its benefits. SOURCE: LasVegasNow.com…
AT&T to launch 5G service in Las Vegas early next year
Las Vegas will be among the first cities to receive AT&T’s 5G mobile service when the company brings the high-speed technology to parts of the…
FirstNet Goes Local
Officials in Wake County, North Carolina’s second most-populous county at more than 1 million residents, are gearing up to migrate from Verizon to FirstNet during…