Rural GA Emergency Services Agency Recently Switched to FirstNet
“I was a Verizon person, but I’ve since walked over to AT&T and FirstNet,” said Cofty. “During a bad disaster, you just trust in that reliability.” By Christopher Vondracek An…
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AT&T says fully compliant MCPTT offering will be available next year
AT&T announced plans to make emergency calling and other features of the LTE mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) standard available next month and deliver a fully MCPTT-compliant offering during the second half of…
Secretary Ross Appoints FirstNet Board Members; Statements from FirstNet Chair, Appointees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RESTON, Va., October 31, 2018 – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the appointment of six individuals to serve on the Board of the First…
Florida city turns to AT&T, FirstNet for connectivity during aftermath of Hurricane Michael
All of the backups initiated by FirstNet and AT&T, so they could survive the storm, is what really helped us out, in that there was still a functioning system left….
FirstNet Momentum: More Than 3,600 Public Safety Agencies Subscribed
Press Release October 23, 2018 More than 3,600 public safety agencies across the country have now joined FirstNet. That’s a nearly 50% increase in the number of agencies subscribing to the…
New Public Safety Apps for FirstNet Subscribers
To help first responders do even more with their mobile apps, we’re also making bundles available via the FirstNet App Catalog. By Bob Sloan, Chief Operating Officer, FirstNet at AT&T…
Axon’s First LTE-Enabled Body Camera Available on FirstNet
DALLAS, Oct. 8, 2018 FirstNet connectivity is coming to Axon’s latest body camera, Axon Body 3. These just-announced devices will be the first LTE-enabled Axon body cameras – joining FirstNet’s nationwide…
Video: Weather Channel Live Reporters Report Verizon Outage During Hurricane Michael
Two Weather Channel reporters covering Hurricane Michael as it hit the Florida panhandle report Verizon cell phone service outages. Watch clips from the live video broadcast Wednesday afternoon.
FirstNet Fleet of Dedicated Deployable Network Assets Now Available to Public Safety Subscribers Nationwide
FirstNet Has Already Supported Public Safety Response Efforts at Nearly 100 Events and Incidents This Year DALLAS, Oct. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Public safety agencies subscribing to FirstNet now have…
Ed Parkinson Takes Over as acting CEO of FirstNet
By ATFN Staff writer The FirstNet Authority today announced the selection of Ed Parkinson as their new acting CEO. Parkinson is one of the first employees to join FirstNet in…
North Carolina city relies on FirstNet voice, data communications during Hurricane Florence
FirstNet provided the city of Whiteville, N.C., with critical voice and data communications throughout Hurricane Florence and subsequent flooding in the area, passing a “big test” regarding the resiliency and flexibility…
First responders get their own network, no throttling with FirstNet
Congested networks are more than an inconvenience for ordinary mobile-phone users. They can cost lives in natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other situations that call for rapid coordination among emergency…
FirstNet on Display during Hurricane Florence
The nation’s first dedicated first responder’s communication network, FirstNet, was on display in a real way when Hurricane Florence dumped tumultuous rain on roadways, rivers and homes and ran sustained…
New Apple iPhones support operation on Band 14 spectrum licensed to FirstNet
New iPhones announced by Apple this week are the device maker’s first products that support operation on 700 MHz Band 14—the spectrum licensed to FirstNet, which has contracted AT&T to build…
New network, ‘FirstNet,’ to offer first responders more efficient communication
Chief Cassell says despite FEMA’s report on 1 October, which recommends FirstNet, it was already on the department’s radar because of its benefits. SOURCE: LasVegasNow.com DATE: August 30, 2018 From…