FirstNet board members this week unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the FirstNet Authority staff to obligate reinvestment funds from AT&T to pay operations and maintenance costs associated with upgrading the…
Represents the largest commitment to FirstNet by a law enforcement or public safety agency to date. SOURCE: fiercewireless.com December 8, 2020 AT&T scored a major win for FirstNet, landing a contract…
The global pandemic, severe wildfire and one of the most active hurricane seasons on record have meant that 2020 “has proved to be an exceptional test year” for the FirstNet…
Serving public safety is our mission. And in support of the thousands of wildland firefighters across the country, FirstNet, Built with AT&T is launching a mobile giving campaign for theWildland Firefighter Foundation. As…
To Mike Muniz, an area manager for AT&T’s network disaster recovery team, witnessing the aftermath of Hurricane Michael was like entering a war zone. SOURCE: CNET.com DATE: November 24, 2020…
As wildfires raged on, AT&T and FirstNet made sure first responders and customers stayed connected in 2020.
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 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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…