With a Black SIM, First Responders’ Calls go ahead of yours
First responder calls and data can now move yours out of the way thanks to lessons from 9/11. SOURCE: cnet.com DATE: May 23, 2019 One of the key takeaways from…
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Pennington County Sheriff’s Office joins FirstNet after using the network in Serenity Dennard searches
After using the FirstNet communication broadband network while searching for missing 9-year-old Serenity Dennard, Pennington County Sheriff’s Office is officially signed up. SOURCE: kotatv.com DATE: May 16, 2019 The AT&T…
Sonim Technologies’ IPO a tribute to public-safety vision for open-standards ecosystem, CEO says
Ultra-rugged LTE device maker Sonim Technologies today began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market, a step that reflects the burgeoning open-standards environment that is developing with the establishment of public-safety…
After a California police department switched to a new bodycam vendor, Axon threatened city’s credit rating
Taser manufacturer misled Fontana PD about terms of its contract SOURCE: Muckrock.com DATE: May 9, 2019 The deal Fontana Police Department struck with Axon sounded simple enough: a trial of five inexpensive…
AT&T’s FirstNet success shows it’s capable of rapidly building extensive industry-specific networks
AT&T revealed the latest figures for the FirstNet network, an AT&T-built national LTE network dedicated to public safety and first responders, showcasing a growing subscriber base. SOURCE: Business Insider May 8, 2019…
Visual Labs Smartphone Body Camera Application Earns FirstNet Certified Designation
First Responders on FirstNet Can Now Access the Visual Labs Smartphone Body Camera Application via the FirstNet App Catalog Following a rigorous review process, the Visual Labs smartphone body camera…
AT&T says planned FirstNet buildout passes halfway point, adoption numbers increase by 33% in Q1
FirstNet is serving more than 7,000 agencies and 570,000 subscribers—both increases of about 33% compared to three months ago—and the scheduled buildout of the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) was…
Ohio entities seek to use ISSI to make first interoperable link between FirstNet and P25 systems from Harris, Tait
Public-safety entities in the state of Ohio hope to begin testing an interoperability solution that is designed to link FirstNet push-to-talk service with Harris P25 systems—and possibly a Tait P25…
FirstNet on Navy bases benefits military, local responders
Now that the Department of the Navy has opted into FirstNet, the nationwide dedicated public-safety communications platform that AT&T is building, work is starting on identifying eligible entities and how…
Elmore County Idaho joins new first responder communication network
At just over 3,000 square miles, Elmore County is one of the largest in Idaho, but also one of the most remote, meaning radio and wireless communication can sometimes be…
Motorola Solutions provides insight into company’s progress on MCPTT, MCData, MCVideo
Motorola Solutions’ broadband push-to-talk offering—driven by Kodiak technology acquired in 2017—meets most of the 3GPP standard for mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT), but the lack of available proximity services (ProSe)…
FirstNet Authority conducting public-safety outreach to inform reinvestment decisions in nationwide system FirstNet Authority conducting public-safety outreach to inform reinvestment decisions in nationwide system
Findings from outreach workshops with first-responder entities during the next several months will be used to help develop the FirstNet Authority’s roadmap that will outline the organization’s plans to invest…
AT&T FirstNet highlights new EPTT features, future promise of MCPTT
Push-to-talk services over the FirstNet system being built by AT&T already are being leveraged and more use cases are developing as the offering rapidly evolves toward a mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT)-compliant solution…
Emergency telecommunications ‘deployables’ a great help during mudslides
They worked with the Tenn. Dept. of Safety and Homeland Security to request the support from FirstNet, the nationwide communications platform dedicated to public safety, to assist during this critical…
FirstNet board approves principles guiding future reinvestments of $15 billion into public-safety broadband system
FirstNet Authority board members today voted unanimously to approve a resolution outlining four key principles that will be followed as the board determines how best to reinvest an estimated $15…