FirstNet Authority seeking additional industry partners, Acting CEO Parkinson tells CES
While the FirstNet partnership with AT&T has yielded good progress to date, the FirstNet Authority does not want “to put all of our eggs in…
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Fire chief encourages early FirstNet adoption, cites cost savings, potential mission-critical use in 2024
Public-safety agencies should subscribe to FirstNet soon, so they can test the system’s capabilities and better evaluate future possibilities—perhaps LMR replacement within five years—according to…
AT&T Helping Those Affected by Government Shutdown
AT&T January 9, 2019 For our customers affected by the shutdown, you are eligible for flexible payment options to keep your service running. Just because…
Next Paradigm Consulting Releases Grant Assistant Document for Colorado School Grants
PRESS RELEASE Las Vegas Nevada December 20, 2018 Next Paradigm Consulting in partnership with Bella Vita Consulting released today a grant assistance document to assist…
AT&T exec emphasizes 2018 response efforts during FirstNet board meeting
AT&T has deployed fulfilled 90 requests from FirstNet public-safety subscribers this year—several times more than the carrier fulfilled in its role as a commercial carrier…
FirstNet ‘primarily’ being used for voice communications to date, AT&T exec says
Most FirstNet public-safety subscribers are using their broadband connectivity to support voice communications, and AT&T is utilizing the installation of gear to support operations on…
New FirstNet Chair Horowitz encouraged by progress, outlines ‘FirstNet 2.0’ plans
Leaders of U.S. public-safety organizations are “thrilled” with AT&T’s development of the FirstNet system and want the FirstNet Authority to continue its advocacy for first…
AT&T CEO says FirstNet build is one-third completed, will help 5G push and increase network capacity by 50% by end of 2019
AT&T is six months ahead of its contracted schedule to deploy the 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum licensed to FirstNet, and the public-safety initiative will…
FNA Denver Forum, It’s a Wrap
By Christopher Vondracek The FirstNet Association held its Second Regional Forum in Denver, Colorado, earlier this month, drawing public safety professionals to understand issues ranging…
FirstNet listed as one of Popular Science Greatest Security Innovations of 2018
Congratulations FirstNet. DATE: Movember 27, 2018 For those of you who haven’t seen it, FirstNet has been listed in Popular Science as one of “The…
PoC can replace LMR under certain circumstances, but not for mission-critical voice, speakers say
Push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) technology can allow enterprises to halt investment in LMR systems for non-mission-critical users today, but PoC solutions and broadband networks need to evolve…
Todd Early appointed as new chair of FirstNet’s Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC)
Longtime public-safety-broadband proponent Todd Early of Texas is the new chair for the Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC), FirstNet Authority Chair Ed Horowitz announced today….
Communications Workers of America Launches Informational Webinars on FirstNet
This builds on the recent launch by CWA of FirstResponderVoice.org, an educational website that increases the availability of online information about FirstNet for first responders…
Rural GA Emergency Services Agency Recently Switched to FirstNet
“I was a Verizon person, but I’ve since walked over to AT&T and FirstNet,” said Cofty. “During a bad disaster, you just trust in that…
AT&T says fully compliant MCPTT offering will be available next year
AT&T announced plans to make emergency calling and other features of the LTE mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) standard available next month and deliver a fully MCPTT-compliant offering…