As public-safety officials today commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the FirstNet Authority being created, the deployment of the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) has proceeded well enough that no…
How the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN)is Impacting First Responder Operationsand Supporting Innovations Report from the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) Please click HERE to access the full report
AT&T will complete the initial buildout of FirstNet during this calendar year—several months ahead of schedule—according to a regulatory filing submitted this week by AT&T, which is contracted by the…
As an existing FirstNet user, FEMA can use FirstNet’s wireless capabilities for redundant or alternate access to the data networks The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency…
The event marked the first official visit for the FirstNet board members to the Navajo Nation, which included FirstNet board Chair Stephen Benjamin and Vice Chair Chief Richard Carrizzo. TOHAJIILEE,…
Edward Parkinson this year is celebrating a full decade of work on what is today FirstNet. SOURCE: lightreading.com DATE: February 10, 2022 Roughly ten years ago he was a staffer…
First H.E.L.P. and FirstNet Built with AT&T, team up to provide first responders world-class mental health training through #ResponderReadiness Workshop Series. NEWS/PRESS RELEASE AUBURN, MA, USA, February 8, 2022 — First…
FirstNet added more than 1 million connections last year, providing more than 3 million connections to more than 19,500 public-safety agencies at the end of 2021, according to figures reported…
By Bruce Fitzgerald, FirstNet Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor First responders have worked tirelessly to keep our country safe, and even more so during the COVID-19 pandemic. For law enforcement,…
Supports AT&T’s Unique “3 Networks” Approach For Wireless, Fiber and First Responders By Chris Sambar, EVP – Technology Operations, AT&T You just want it to work. Your phone. Your laptop. Your…
Public-safety use of the 4.9 GHz spectrum band should be protected via a priority-and-preemption rules that allows sharing with critical-infrastructure entities, but exactly how this scheme is implemented remains a…
NTIA houses the FirstNet Authority, the entity charged with building and maintaining the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) with AT&T as its selected partner. SOURCE: Urgent Communications DATE: January 12,…
By Gerald Risner, FirstNet Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor The residents of Wayne County, North Carolina (NC) depend on an economy based on a mix of local industries ranging from…
By First Responder Network Authority For public safety, situational awareness is everything. More information about the surrounding environment helps first responders make better decisions to keep personnel and the public…
ODWC chose the Kyocera DuraForce PRO 2, a waterproof and dustproof “ruggedized” Android smartphone. Each smartphone is connected to FirstNet built with AT&T. SOURCE: The Shawnee NEWS-STAR DATE: January 5,…