More than 9,800 agencies have subscribed to FirstNet and connected almost 900,000 devices to the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), according to figures recently released by AT&T, which was selected…
New connectivity will help advance public safety, improve internet access for area communities PRESS RELEASE Viaero Wireless Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries were recently selected by AT&T to support the…
L3Harris Technologies today announced that its XL-185P and XL-200P portable P25 radios that also support LTE connectivity have been designated as FirstNet Ready and certified for use on the AT&T…
Motorola Solutions today unveiled APX NEXT, the company’s first P25 radio that also enables push-to-talk functionality via FirstNet LTE connectivity and virtual-assistant technology that allows users to manage radio setting…
North Texas Regional EMS transforms communication and care coordination during time-sensitive situations. PRESS RELEASE October 18, 2019 BOZEMAN, Mont.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–North Texas Regional EMS’ (NTREMS) use of Pulsara on FirstNet –…
All position on the FirstNet Authority board are filled, after U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross today appointed two new members, Karima Holmes—the first 911 official to serve on the…
Multiple commenters have asked the FCC to require that the FirstNet public-safety system be interoperable with LMR and commercial LTE networks, but officials representing the FirstNet Authority and FirstNet contractor…
At D.C. area conference, police and fire officials discussed how advancements in data transmission save lives. Source: statetechmagazine.com DATE: October 8, 2019 Just as cities began the evolution toward becoming…
FirstNet’s first job is to provide responders with a dedicated broadband network that gives them priority and preemption options during emergencies. But since its launch in 2017, the FirstNet App…
A Protocol for Testing FirstNet and Commercial Carriers Using a testing protocol like the one described in this report should give public safety executives the type of information they need…
A truck providing improved communications for first responders in rural areas will be available to all Wyoming law enforcement agencies that opt into a new program. Wyoming Tribune Eagle Photo…
AT&T today announced that the carrier’s FirstNet leader Chris Sambar has been named as an executive vice president in the company and will be replaced by Jason Porter, who previously…
The new company, Atlán Redes, said the issue is “one between countries and not between carriers so it is a topic for the government agencies” Spotty cell phone service for…
Cellular phone signals know no borders. When a Mexican company began turning on its cellphone and data network along the U.S.-Mexico border, including in Juárez, in mid-August, it brought interference problems…
Winning the bid to build the nationwide FirstNet system on 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum has been very beneficial to AT&T overall strategy, allowing the carrier to grow its wireless…