How Tech Will Help Government Secure the 2026 World Cup
More than 5 billion people watched the last tournament in 2022 and more than 5 million fans are expected to attend this year’s 104 scheduled matches, according to FIFA. Sixteen cities…
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Seventy-Three Associations and Organizations Representing Over 5 Million First Responders Back National Effort to Reauthorize FirstNet
To date, more than seventy associations and organizations representing over five million first responders across the country, announced their formal support for the reauthorization of the FirstNet. From first responders,…
Optimizing public safety broadband with the FirstNet Operations Manual
Want to simplify your deployable requests? Curious about how to build a license cache to support wildfire response? Or how to leverage TAK for shared situational awareness? Get your questions…
The FirstNet Reauthorization Debate: Independence vs. Oversight
Following the September 11, 2001, attacks, investigations revealed significant communication failures among first responders. Police and fire departments operated on incompatible radio systems, hampering coordination during the emergency response. In…
Public Safety’s Game Plan: FirstNet Powers First Responders at the Big Game in Santa Clara
As the Bay Area prepares to host professional football’s most anticipated event, FirstNet®, Built with AT&Tis dedicated to supporting the first responders and public safety officials on the ground. After more…
Satellite will fill gaps in AT&T’s FirstNet emergency network
FirstNet’s president told Fierce that satellite will add to the network’s layered approach FirstNet is currently conducting beta tests of satellite capability Both AT&T and FirstNet are working with AST…
Western Fire Chiefs Association Praises FirstNet Authority’s Enhanced Network Investment
January, 2026 — Recently the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) announced the expansion of FirstNet’s operational capacity and coverage with the addition of new sites for public safety coverage. “These critical…
FirstNet Authority to Expand Network, Boost Coverage For Public Safety with More Sites, Satellite Connectivity
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) today announced plans to further expand FirstNet and strengthen wireless broadband coverage for first responders, including public safety agencies serving rural, remote, and hard-to-reach areas. Through strategic…
Public Safety Broadband Technology Association Applauds FirstNet Authority’s Network Expansion
The Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA) welcomes the announcement by the First Responder Network Authority to expand FirstNet through the deployment of more than 135 new purpose-built cell sites, enhanced indoor coverage solutions, and upgrades supporting future satellite-to-device capabilities for public safety.
New Sites in Beaver County Support Public Safety
We started the day by visiting a new cell site in Hopewell Township in Beaver County that will help residents, businesses, and public safety on FirstNet®, Built with AT&T get more from…
FirstNet, AT&T respond to Washington state flooding
As first responders work tirelessly to respond to the devastating flooding in western Washington, here’s how FirstNet, Built with AT&T and the AT&T Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) team are helping….
2025 Vision Summit Brought Together the FirstNet Community
The 2025 Vision Summit, the premier annual event for FirstNet end users, brought together first responders, government agencies, and industry leaders at the Westin Indianapolis Downtown Hotel & Conference Center on September 8-11, 2025. As in previous years, the Vision Summit was a gathering of the extensive FirstNet community, united by a shared mission: improving public safety communications across the United States.
FirstNet Revs Up to Support Public Safety at the Las Vegas Race
As engines roar down The Strip for the Las Vegas Race, there’s another high-performance team working around-the-clock – public safety. Just like an elite pit crew springs into action to keep race…
AT&T Boosts 5G Capacity Nationwide with New Spectrum, Giving Customers a Stronger, Faster Connection
AT&T isn’t just turning on new spectrum. We’ve hit the 5G accelerator and deployed mid-band (3.45 GHz) spectrum from EchoStar to nearly 23,000 cell sites in a matter of a…
First Responders Overwhelmingly Support Reauthorization of FirstNet
93% of America’s first responders — police, fire, and EMS — want Congress to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority). It is the agency that oversees FirstNet, America’s dedicated public safety broadband network. FirstNet’s infrastructure, which includes Band 14 (the radio spectrum reserved by Congress for first responders), is operated under a competitively bid contract won by AT&T.