AT&T Unveils 2021 5G Strategy
Currently, first responders in Houston are experiencing the early benefits of 5G+ on FirstNet. And in 2021, public safety will be able to take advantage of AT&T’s…
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FirstNet Authority Continues Trend of Clean Financial Audit
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) received an unmodified, or clean, audit opinion on its financial statements for fiscal year (FY) 2020. This is…
T-Mobile discloses data breach after SIM swapping attacks
The editorial staff at All Things FirstNet has posted this article to inform public safety of what can happen within networks and why it is…
Annual Report to Congress Demonstrates How FirstNet is “Rising to the Challenge”
By Tom Shull, Director, Legislative Affairs, First Responder Network Authority The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) is proud to release its Annual Report to…
FirstNet Expands, Now Covers More Than 2.71 Million Square Miles
Expanding to Serve: FirstNet Surpasses 2.71 Million Square Miles Supporting More Than 2 Million Connections Added Nearly 100,000 Square Miles in 2020, Helps Narrow Rural…
AT&T Continues Boosting Its Communication Network for First Responders With an Executive Promotion
Dallas-headquartered telecom giant AT&T has appointed a new executive to helm its public sector and FirstNet business arm, Jason Porter. AT&T Photo SOURCE: dallasinovates.com DATE:…
Data: FirstNet’s Subscription Base Grew 67% Last Year
The nationwide communications network for public safety has come a long way since it started operating in 2018. New numbers from AT&T, the company hired…
Tests show FirstNet MegaRange effective for 20-plus miles in maritime scenario, AT&T says
FirstNet MegaRange—the new FirstNet offering that leverages high-power-user-equipment (HPUE) technology to extend the effective range of a cell site—delivered throughput speeds that could support multiple…
Collaboration is Key for Interoperability in National Capital Region
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and FirstNet were created out of a need for interoperable communications among first responders. When major events and…
FirstNet Authority Meets with Public Safety to Inform Review of Nashville Bombing
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) continues its after action review of the bombing of an AT&T building in Nashville, Tennessee, meeting last week with public…
FirstNet adoption tops 15,000 agencies, 1.9 million connections, AT&T says
FirstNet provided more than 1.9 million LTE connections to more than 15,000 public-safety agencies as of the end of 2020, nationwide FirstNet contractor AT&T reported…
Exclusively on FirstNet – New Virtually Seamless Interoperability and Unthrottled Priority Communication
January 26, 2021 The first-ever, nationwide mission-critical standards-based push-to-talk solution to launch in the U.S. now supports LTE interoperability with Land-Mobile Radio (LMR) systems. FirstNet® – America’s public safety network –…
FirstNet® Brings First Responders Innovative Mission-Ready Communications Tools
FirstNet® MegaRange™, Z-Axis, Compact Rapid Deployables, and LMR Interoperability for Push-To-Talk Solutions Launch to Help Public Safety on their Lifesaving Missions AT&T Innovation Earns Third…
FirstNet MegaRange: Extending First Responder Connectivity Like Never Before
FirstNet – America’s public safety network – has launched new solutions to help first responders across the U.S. better connect to each other and the information they…
Hindsight is 2020: The Year of Connectivity
Connection matters…when first responders get a call, FirstNet, America’s public safety network, is there for our first responders and the communities they serve no matter…