By Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority FirstNet enables first responders to prepare for all types of disasters and events — natural and manmade, predictable and…
AT&T this week reported that FirstNet ended 2022 supporting more than 24,000 public-safety agencies with “about” 4.4 million connections, including 377,000 connections that were added during the last three months…
Our robotic dogs can support public safety agencies and organizations on FirstNet® – the nation’s only network built with and for America’s first responders. What has 4 legs, can recognize your face, and precisely…
The FirstNet Authority’s most recent investment brings better indoor FirstNet coverage to small and mid-sized sheriff and police headquarters. With this new program, agencies can install up to 50 devices across multiple…
A large number of networking devices can make use of the dedicated first responder spectrum. Recently, a bomb threat in rural Stephenson County, Ill., 120 miles northwest of Chicago, tested the…
FCC commissioners this week unanimously agreed on new rules for 50 MHz of 4.9 GHz spectrum, establishing a nationwide framework with a single band manager but one that is designed…
By Jim Bugel, president of the FirstNet Program, AT&T, and Curtis S. Sutton, executive director, Tennessee Emergency Communications Board Tennessee has embarked upon a plan to fully back up every…
By James Careless What does FirstNet need to get done in 2023? That’s the second of two questions that AllThingsFirstNet put to former FirstNet CEO (now RapidSOS President of Public…
Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) recently announced its partnership with the FirstNet Authority to host 5×5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit, a new June event that is designed to be…
By James Careless What do you hope to see FirstNet accomplish in 2023? That’s a question that AllThingsFirstNet asked former FirstNet CEO (now RapidSOS President of Public Sector) Edward Parkinson,…
By James Careless There are many reasons why Land Mobile Radio (LMR) can’t hold a candle to smartphones for first responder communications. But one area where LMR does have an…
Another day, another carrier looking to bolster its coverage with a satellite company. On Tuesday the carrier announced a new partnership with AST SpaceMobile, a satellite company, to use its…
By Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Keeping holiday magic alive with FirstNet As visitors marvel at the twinkling holiday lights, St. Augustine’s officials are hard…
By James Careless Can a law enforcement agency leave land mobile radio (LMR) and switch to FirstNet exclusively for its primary communications system? That’s a move Georgia’s Dallas Police Department…
Fall 2022 was a busy time for the First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet Authority) Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) and its Tribal Working Group (TWG). Both groups returned to in-person meetings, with members eager…