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…
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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…
FirstNet One LTE blimp used for first time in aftermath of Hurricane Laura
FirstNet One, recently completed its first real deployment providing public-safety communications, as the tethered the aerostat that acts as an LTE tower in the sky supported the response effort in…
South Dakota Participating In New Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network
SOURCE: sdpb.org DATE: September 24, 2020 The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office was looking for a missing man last fall in a remote, high-elevation part of the western Black Hills. Capt….
FirstNet Asks Congress to Cut Red Tape for Tower Builds
“Our biggest challenge is gaining access to sites” SOURCE: insidetowers.com DATE: September 25, 2020 FirstNet is not only helping first responders communicate in regular disasters, the broadband communications platform is…
Facing Hurricanes with FirstNet on Your Side
FirstNet is the only nationwide network for public safety. The following article explains how FirstNet can help keep first responders connected during large storms and hurricanes, facilitating better response and recovery efforts….
AT&T providing generators, airboats to Sally-ravaged areas along Gulf TRACKING THE TROPICS by: WKRG Staff
SOURCE: wkrg.com DATE: September 16, 2020 HOOVER, Ala. (WKRG) — AT&T will provide generators and other equipment to areas affected by Hurricane Sally once the weather threat has passed, a…
Protect Our Spectrum: Sign the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) Petition
Author: Jeffrey D. Johnson, CEO, Western Fire Chiefs Association I am asking for your help in protecting the 4.9 GHz spectrum for public safety. As you are aware, we depend on…
FCC plans to vote on state-based 4.9 GHz proposal on Sept. 30, Chairman Pai says
FCC commissioners are scheduled to vote Sept. 30 on rules that would let states lease 4.9 GHz spectrum—50 MHz of which currently is designated for public-safety use—to “commercial entities, electric…
IWCE Virtual: PSSA calls for 4.9 GHz to be added to FirstNet’s spectrum
A new advocacy group is calling for additional spectrum to be assigned to the FirstNet Authority for exclusive use public safety, saying that the spectrum could eventually help support public…