Lifesaving Benefits Support First Responders During Global Coronavirus Pandemic; FirstNet Push-to-Talk Launches DALLAS, March 31, 2020 s the nation continues to combat the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), the FirstNet® communications platform –…
The pandemic is testing the capability of the network that supports first responders. Credit: Shutterstock/Zoff SOURCE: AFCEA Signal Magazine March 25, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic, which to date has sickened…
High-power user equipment (HPUE) that promises to almost double the coverage range for FirstNet subscribers using 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum is expected to be available within the next month,…
On the Front Lines: Public Safety’s Network Supports COVID-19 Emergency Response from Coast to Coast For over a month, police, fire, EMS, public health, emergency management and military personnel have…
AT&T’s contracted FirstNet deployment of LTE equipment operating on 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum is 80% complete—a year ahead of schedule—and the overall public-safety broadband system serves 1.2 million subscribers…
Recent 4G LTE coverage figures from AT&T, Verizon and an independent third-party industry source reveal that Verizon holds about a 70,000-square-mile 4G coverage advantage nationally—a fraction of the 450,000-square-mile advantage…
FirstNet subscribers—more than 11,000 public-safety agencies representing more than 1.2 million connection—have access to an expanding AT&T LTE network that covers more than 2.61 million miles in the U.S., making…
AT&T has announced that its LTE nationwide coverage has surpassed over 2.61 million square miles of the nation to support AT&T and FirstNet subscribers, the company announced on Tuesday. SOURCE:…
Commitment Continues AT&T’s 12-Year History of Support for the IACP and Law Enforcement DALLAS, Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — FirstNet®, America’s public safety communications platform– built with AT&T* in a public-private partnership with…
Cincinnati is the first city to equip its force with cameras that turn on automatically when guns or Tasers are drawn, letting commanders see live events unfold SOURCE: The Washington…
Today, Gov. Chris Sununu and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) joined AT&T* to celebrate a major boost in wireless communications for New Hampshire first responders New Infrastructure Will…
Sonim Technologies is “not for sale” and intends to continue developing rugged public-safety broadband products, including high-powered user equipment (HPUE) that take advantage of 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum to…
AT&T expects to complete 80% of the contracted buildout of the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) “in the coming months,” an AT&T executive said yesterday. SOURCE: Urgent Communications DATE:…
AT&T is meeting all contracted deployment and adoption goals for the FirstNet public-safety broadband network, but the FirstNet Authority could improve the system’s chances of success by improving oversight and…
Dive Brief: AT&T says it has invested more than $85 million to improve wireless and cell coverage in Miami as the city prepares to host Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2. The…