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…
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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,…
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…
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…
South Dakota Participating In New Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network
CREDIT SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND THE INTERNET SOURCE: sdpb.org DATE: September 24, 2020 The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office was looking for a missing…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM ALLIANCE (PSSA) SEEKS SUPPORT OF 4.9 GHZ SPECTRUM PROTECTION
Sign Petition to Ensure Preservation of Vital Broadband Resource FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 27, 2020 LAS VEGAS, Nev.—The Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA), a newly formed…
IWCE speaker: ‘LTE is the future’ of public-safety PTT, when first responders trust it
Public safety will replace land mobile radio (LMR) with LTE for its primary mission-critical voice communications when first responders trust the technology—a process that is…
FirstNet Authority Board Approves FY21 Budget for Operations, Investments
By First Responder Network Authority RESTON, VA – The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Board today approved a $213 million budget for Fiscal Year…
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Announces Appointment of Robert T. Osterthaler as Chair of FirstNet Authority Board
By First Responder Network Authority Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced(link is external) the appointment of Robert Tipton (Tip) Osterthaler to serve as Chair of the First…