PSCR gets new support from NIST as current federal funding set to expire in fall
SAN DIEGO—Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) will see its primary $300 million allocation from Congress expire this fall, but at least a portion of this…
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NIST Launches Prize Competition for First Responder Incident Management Tech Modernization
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has teamed up with consulting firm LMI and online outsourcing marketplace Freelancer to facilitate a contest that seeks existing or new inci…
AST SpaceMobile gets OK from FCC to test sat-to-phone tech with AT&T in U.S.
FCC experimental license identifies spectrum bands used by AT&T—including some 700 MHz Band 14 frequencies licensed to the FirstNet AST SpaceMobile—a LEO satellite company that…
FCC Commissioner, Barrasso celebrate dedicated first-responder network, first used by Casper PD
On Tuesday afternoon, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and Sen. John Barrasso joined city officials at the Hall of Justice to get a look at the…
How PSCR and FirstNet Authority are Connected for Public Safety
At the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research Division (PSCR), we are frequently asked about our relationship to the National…
Florida first responders’ communication network gets big update
The update comes after the Legislature approved a $451M contract renewal. Florida first responders can now access the most tech-advanced communications system available with a…
AT&T Launches First-Ever Nationwide Location-Based Routing with Intrado to Improve Public Safety Response for Wireless 9-1-1 Calls
Device Location Now Used to Route 9-1-1 Calls and Dispatch First Responders to the Right Location Faster, Accomplishing Long-Standing FCC Policy Goal May 10, 2022…
First Responder Communication Proved Critical During Earthquake Response Exercise
FirstNet utilized as an important tool during a disaster recovery and response training Earthquakes rarely come with much warning and in California, the state with…
FirstNet Authority, NIST Launch Immersive Virtual Experience Center for Public Safety
May 9, 2022 NEWS / PRESS RELEASE Boulder, Colo. – The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority), an independent agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce’s…
FirstNet Authority Board Approves Network Investment To Enhance In-building Coverage, Resiliency
Investment Will Enable FirstNet Users to Deploy Small Cell Technology Where They Need Coverage Most NEWS / PRESS RELEASE May 4, 2022 (Durham, NH) –…
First Responders Applaud FCC Proposal to Fund Next Gen 911 with Auction Proceeds
By James Careless It was the kind of funding news that many first responders were hoping for. On February 22, 2022, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel…
FirstNet adoption tops 3.3 million connections and 20,500 agencies
FirstNet gained 300,000 subscribers during the first quarter, meaning the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) boasts more than 3.3 million connections provided across more than…
NEWS FirstNet supports eMBMS one-to-many capability, set for FirstNet PTT on iOS devices this month FirstNet supports eMBMS one-to-many capability, set for FirstNet PTT on iOS devices this month
FirstNet soon will offer 3GPP-standard mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) service on Apple iOS devices, and the public-safety LTE network can deliver efficient one-to-many broadcast communications via evolved…
AT&T Demonstrates Network Disaster Recovery Preparedness
One of the many signs of how dependent we’ve all become on constant connectivity is that, even in the face of natural disasters and other…
IWCE 2022: FirstNet more than 95 percent complete; new tech advances adoption
A decade ago, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) was authorized under the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 as an interoperable broadband network designed…