Vision 2023 Promises to be Another FirstNet Success
By James Careless Last year’s Vision 2022 conference and trade show brought together the FirstNet user community for three days in the Las Vegas sun. It was such a success…
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AT&T and FirstNet Introduce New Tool to Keep Students, Teachers Safer at School
Safety Shield provides a “wearable panic button” for schoolteachers and administrators that instantly alerts 9-1-1 while simultaneously sounding a campuswide silent alarm to school personnel. School shootings and crime have…
Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office Transforms First Responder Communications with FirstNet
OSHKOSH, Wis., July 19, 2023 — Winnebago County is connecting its Sheriff’s Office and all county departments to FirstNet®, Built with AT&T – the only nationwide, high-speed broadband communications platform dedicated to and…
FirstNet: Elevating Public Safety Communications and Keeping Communities Safe
By Jim Bugel – President – FirstNet America’s public safety relies on FirstNet during daily operations and in emergency situations – whether a natural disaster or a medical emergency. The ability…
AT&T says FirstNet adoption surpasses 5 million connections, 26,000 agencies
FirstNet’s nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) provides more than 5 million connections to U.S. first-responder and supports more than 26,000 agencies, according to FirstNet Authority contractor and carrier AT&T. SOURCE:…
‘FirstNet and Family’ | Simplifying Public Safety’s Lives while Maintaining Exclusivity on their Network
It’s been nearly a year since we launched ‘FirstNet® and Family’ and I am thrilled by how much it has enabled more individual first responders to access their network. Members of public safety organizations…
FirstNet public safety network can help keep Alaskans safe
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The parking lot of the State Crime Lab in Anchorage was the site of a recent behind-the-scenes look at some of the technology first responders are…
100 Days at the FirstNet Authority: reflections, observations and discoveries
This is the first in a 2-part series by Joe Wassel, First Responder Network Authority Executive Director and CEO, on his thoughts, insights, and vision for the future of public safety…
Baltimore Campus Taps FirstNet for Critical Communications
As a public institution, the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) operates its own police department and Office of Emergency Management. Those have their own public safety functions within the urban campus, which sits within the city of Baltimore but without a real defined boundary.
Former state, federal tech executive Teri Takai receives distinguished award for leadership in public safety communications
San Diego, Calif.– Teri Takai has been awarded the prestigious Chief Harlin R. McEwen Public Safety Broadband Communications Award for her remarkable leadership and significant contributions to the advancement of broadband communications for…
FirstNet Authority awards inaugural Patriot Award for pioneering use of FirstNet
By Joe Wassel The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) awarded its first-ever Patriot Award to Chief Peter Burke of the Hyannis Fire Department in Massachusetts. I was proud to…
Nationwide wireless broadband network helps Chatham County first responders, celebrates fifth year
Representatives from FirstNet and AT&T, as well as N.C. House Rep. Robert Reives II (D-Dist.54) and Gov. Roy Cooper attended FirstNet’s Five Year Anniversary Celebration at 2 p.m. on Thursday,…
FirstNet Authority CEO reflects on first 100 days, shares vision for future
Public safety is leveraging ever-increasing amounts of data when making emergency-response decisions, but such information is useful only if it can be shared via a dependable network—something the FirstNet Authority…
FirstNet Authority releases technological Roadmap update
FirstNet Authority officials yesterday released the 2023 update to the organization’s Roadmap, which highlighted technological innovations associated with the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) but repeatedly referenced first responders’ need…
FirstNet and Tulsa Fire Department work to boost cellphone coverage for first responders
TULSA, Okla. — The small truck parked in front of Edison high school packs a big punch when it comes to cell service. SOURCE: fox23.com DATE: June 20, 2023 Andy…