By Harry Markley, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Law enforcement officers are among the most important users of the FirstNet network, along with other public…
For qualified facilities, additional connectivity and resiliency will be available with the solution through FirstNet®, Built with AT&T—the only network built with and for America’s first responders and the extended public…
By Josh Davis, client solutions executive, Public Sector, AT&T and Cherokee Nation Citizen With this new tower, AT&T expands coverage to connect Cherokee citizens in Kenwood and residents can access high-quality and…
9-1-1 serves at the nexus of public safety communications—which is why the 9-1-1 community has always been important to our work at the FirstNet Authority. A prominent leader in the 9-1-1…
We’re announcing the new miniCRD to help first responders’ emergency response. To celebrate the anniversary of the creation of FirstNet, we’ve launched the new Mini Compact Rapid Deployable for FirstNet. Now available for…
By Joe Wassel, CEO, First Responder Network Authority Every day, first responders across the country answer the call to protect and serve their communities. Paramedics provide life-saving medical care. Firefighters…
AT&T finished the initial five-year network buildout of the FirstNet system operating on 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum by the March 30 deadline stipulated in the carrier’s contract with the…
We’re announcing the new miniCRD to help first responders’ emergency response. To celebrate the anniversary of the creation of FirstNet, we’ve launched the new Mini Compact Rapid Deployable for FirstNet. Now available for…
By Jacque Waring, Public Safety Engagement Manager, First Responder Network Authority Tribal groups in the Pacific Northwest are taking steps to prepare for the “big one” – a Cascadia Subduction…
AT&T claims a 250,000-square-mile coverage advantage and that the planned five-year deployment of the FirstNet public-safety broadband network operating on the 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum licensed to the FirstNet…
New Technologies Expand EMS Capabilities to Better Serve Communities Across the Midwest Superior Ambulance is connecting paramedics in the Midwest to FirstNet®, Built with AT&T – the only network built with and for…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a Federal Register Notice to seek expressions of interest from individuals who would like to serve on the Board of the First Responder Network…
By James Careless The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) trains student firefighters in the most realistic and practical manner possible. While its 42 full time students study to earn their…
Joe Wassell just started his job as FirstNet Authority CEO, and he plans to hit the ground running, embracing the organization’s tradition of outreach to public-safety and first-responder personnel to…
By James Careless As it pushes ahead to NG911 (Next Generation 911) service, the State of Tennessee is building redundancy into this system by choosing FirstNet to provide wireless backup…