New Communications Technologies Expand Officers’ Capabilities to Better Serve Los Angeles NEWS/PRESS RELEASE Los Angeles Police Department is expanding its use of FirstNet® – the only network built with and for America’s…
FirstNet, Built with AT&T Keeps First Responders Connected “It’s events like The World Games that reinforce why public safety fought for the creation of FirstNet,” Beginning July 7, around 3,600…
By James Careless On April 12, 2022, ten people were shot on a Brooklyn subway train in New York City by a lone gunman. The suspect, 62-year-old Frank James, was…
Device-to-device communications in 5G—known as sidelink—promise to provide new flexibility and functionality, but its potential range is expected to pale in comparison to the land-mobile-radio (LMR) direct-mode offerings used by…
With AT&T almost done deploying the initial contracted FirstNet 700 MHz Band 14 infrastructure, the FirstNet Authority increasingly is focusing on solutions that will let public-safety users access the nationwide…
SAN DIEGO—Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) will see its primary $300 million allocation from Congress expire this fall, but at least a portion of this money will be offset by…
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has teamed up with consulting firm LMI and online outsourcing marketplace Freelancer to facilitate a contest that seeks existing or new inci SOURCE: executivegov.com DATE: June 7,…
FCC experimental license identifies spectrum bands used by AT&T—including some 700 MHz Band 14 frequencies licensed to the FirstNet AST SpaceMobile—a LEO satellite company that plans to deliver broadband cellular…
On Tuesday afternoon, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and Sen. John Barrasso joined city officials at the Hall of Justice to get a look at the FirstNet mobile satellite-uplink trucks, brought…
At the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research Division (PSCR), we are frequently asked about our relationship to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA)…
The update comes after the Legislature approved a $451M contract renewal. Florida first responders can now access the most tech-advanced communications system available with a new partnership from L3Harris Technologies and FirstNet from AT&T — the…
Device Location Now Used to Route 9-1-1 Calls and Dispatch First Responders to the Right Location Faster, Accomplishing Long-Standing FCC Policy Goal May 10, 2022 What’s the news? AT&T* is the…
FirstNet utilized as an important tool during a disaster recovery and response training Earthquakes rarely come with much warning and in California, the state with the most damaging earthquakes in…
May 9, 2022 NEWS / PRESS RELEASE Boulder, Colo. – The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority), an independent agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration…
Investment Will Enable FirstNet Users to Deploy Small Cell Technology Where They Need Coverage Most NEWS / PRESS RELEASE May 4, 2022 (Durham, NH) – The First Responder Network Authority…