AST SpaceMobile and AT&T are working to bring direct-to-cellular connectivity to first responders on FirstNet via BlueBird satellites Key Takeaways: Working alongside AT&T, AST SpaceMobile has been granted permission to…
Innovative solutions enhance in-building connectivity and give public safety unprecedented visibility into their network Key Takeaways: AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) deliver robust, multi-layered coverage – now for…
Read the letters of support and use your voice today! Sign the petition to support the reauthorization of the FirstNet Authority March 17, 2025 Recently, several organizations sent a letter to Representative…
AT&T and AST SpaceMobile have successfully completed another video call by satellite to an everyday smartphone over AT&T spectrum. AT&T, in coordination with the FirstNet Authority, has already successfully tested…
Money for the dedicated public safety communications network runs out in 2027. Supporters don’t want to see the service interrupted given the good it has done already. Various groups, lawmakers…
FirstNet supports more than 6.7 million connections for more than 29,500 public-safety agencies as of the end of 2024, according to information released by AT&T, the contractor of the nationwide…
NEWS / PRESS RELEASE AT&T* joined local first responders, public safety officials and community leaders in Hagerstown to highlight how FirstNet®, Built with AT&T – the only network built with and for America’s…
New deployable network assets will help keep first responders prepared and connected during natural disasters, major emergencies and other large events The State of Florida has added 50 new deployable…
As always, our top priority is keeping our customers, their families and first responders connected. Latest Updates Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, 12:05 p.m. PST READ FULL AT&T RELEASE
As always, our top priority is keeping our customers, their families and first responders connected. Latest Updates Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, 12:05 p.m. PST READ FULL AT&T RELEASE
Our teams are closely tracking Winter Storm Blair and responding to network impacts across affected areas. We understand how important it is to stay connected and as weather conditions permit,…
In 2024, the FirstNet Authority took bold and decisive actions to evolve the network. We dedicated our people, programs, and resources to make FirstNet the best possible communications network for…
Convincing Congress to reauthorize the FirstNet Authority—the government entity that oversees the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network—during the next 26 months is “critical,” FirstNet Authority Executive Director and CEO Joe…
In a unanimous, bipartisan, 4-0 decision, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is bolstering public safety’s use of the historically underutilized 4.9 GHz spectrum band. The new rules safeguard incumbent operations, establish a process to select a band manager, and make the spectrum available to the FirstNet Authority for 5G deployment on the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (FirstNet).
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 6, 2024 LAS VEGAS—Today the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) sent a letter to the Trump transition team strongly encouraging them to appoint Commissioner Brendan Carr as…