AT&T And FirstNet Provided Heroic Relief In The 2020s Wildfires
As wildfires raged on, AT&T and FirstNet made sure first responders and customers stayed connected in 2020.
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FirstNet Contributes to East Troublesome Fire Response
When communications went down as the Grand Lake Fire Protection District battled the East Troublesome Fire, the department needed help. With FirstNet, public safety agencies have access to a nationwide,…
Public safety transitioning to LTE-based solutions, but PTT timetable still unclear, speakers say
Public-safety users are benefiting from the data-oriented capabilities enabled by LTE on trusted networks today and also will transition voice communications to the broadband platform, although the timetable for this…
Veteran Firefighter Pushing ‘Ongoing Education’ on FirstNet
Chief Kim Zagaris, wildfire policy and technology adviser for the Western Fire Chiefs Association, tells Firehouse.com why the nationwide communication network is here to stay. SOURCE: firehouse.com DATE: November 16,…
FirstNet Cell Sites Launching Nationwide To Support Public Safety
The FirstNet network offers first responders and those critical to their response a purpose-built experience they can’t get anywhere else. That includes truly dedicated coverage and capacity when they need it. PRESS…
Mission-critical services, coverage options highlighted in FirstNet Authority Roadmap update
Encouraging the development of solutions that address unique public-safety coverage solutions and enhance mission-critical voice, data and video communications are among the focus areas highlighted the recently updated FirstNet Authority…
FirstNet tops 1.7 million connections, 14,000 subscribing agencies during Q3, AT&T says
More than 14,000 first-responder entities subscribe to FirstNet and have made more than 1.7 million connections to the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) as of the end of September, meaning…
Public Safety, Data Drive New Updates to FirstNet Authority Roadmap
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Roadmap guides our efforts to enhance FirstNet, the nationwide public safety broadband network. As a strategic touchstone for the FirstNet Authority, the Roadmap reflects our…
AT&T’s wireless business thrives amid pandemic
Stankey credited AT&T’s success in wireless to the investments the company has made over the past several years to build and maintain the FirstNet wireless network, which not only provides nationwide…
FCC says T-Mobile hit with outage because it did not follow network best practices
Following T-Mobile’s serious network outage back in June, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai pledged that he would investigate what caused the “unacceptable” outage. Today that report has come out. SOURCE: tmonews.com DATE: October 22, 2020…
U.S. Army Selects FirstNet for Public Safety Communications
U.S. Army Selects FirstNet, Built with AT&T, for Public Safety Communications Across 72 Installations in the U.S. OAKTON, Va., October 12, 2020 What’s the news? The U.S. Army has selected FirstNet to support…
Law Enforcement Extends Historic Olive Branch with 2020 National Faith and Blue Weekend October 9
This effort is made possible by FirstNet Built with AT&T along with the Motorola Solutions Foundation and Wrap Technologies. SOURCE: atlantadailyworld.com DATE: October 10, 2020 The inaugural National Faith &…
How FirstNet Deployables Are Supporting Public Safety
A Report from the Police Executive Research Forum SOURCE: policeforum.org DATE: October 2020 IntroductionIn 2017, the First Responder Network Authority awarded a contract to AT&T to build and maintain FirstNet—the…
How a public safety system became a Covid lifeline
In stepped FirstNet SOURCE: politico.com DATE: September 30, 2020 TRIAL BY FIRE: When the coronavirus pandemic arrived, medical professionals scrambled to set up outdoor testing centers, telemedicine links and data hubs…
Supporting Parents and Students with Adaptable School Bus Technology
Georgia School District Uses FirstNet-Powered App to Launch Resource Delivery Program Amid Pandemic SOURCE: stonline.com DATE: October 1, 2020 With school re-opening plans varying from state-to-state and county-to-county, school officials…