Verizon will lift all data caps on public safety workers for unlimited data plans in California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii immediately after the company dramatically slowed down data speeds for Santa…
Earlier this month, AT&T announced their development of a long-awaited solution to the dire need for telecommunications by first-responders in hard-to-reach areas: Emergency Drop Kits. By Christopher Vondracek “This is…
Fire Department had to pay twice as much to lift throttling during wildfire response SOURCE: arstechnica.com DATE: August 21, 2018 Verizon Wireless’ throttling of a fire department that uses its data…
FirstNet Chairwoman Sue Swenson and Vice Chairman Jeff Johnson retired from the FirstNet board effective today, although both Swenson and Johnson—part of the original FirstNet board named in 2012—were eligible…
Last month AT&T announced it added FirstNet-dedicated digital spectrum to more than 2,500 sites across the country. By Christopher Vondracek The total number of public safety agencies now subscribed to the…
“We’re waiting for that test event,” said Joey Branton, Director of Technology for Acadian Ambulance, who serves much of Louisiana, a swath of East Texas, and a County in Mississippi….
Two new agencies in the American Southeast have opted in to using FirstNet devices in the last week. A sheriff’s department in a Georgia county and a police department on…
AT&T announces the Emergency Drop Kit, which is designed to let FirstNet users take network connectivity with them virtually anywhere, providing a 300-foot-radius Wi-Fi “bubble” supported by backhaul that can…
AT&T has added equipment to support operations on 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum at more than 2,500 cell sites and the carrier expects to meet its initial network-buildout target for FirstNet at least three…
The FirstNet Association held their Inaugural FirstNet Association Regional Forum in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 29, 2018. It facilitated the kind of networking and First Net-centric problem-solving and discussion with…
Testing is an opportunity to public safety industry a glimpse into tech adoption for first responders. SOURCE: govetech.com DATE: July 20, 2018 When the spotlight is on for a major…
Five years has made a world of difference to first responders on the ground in Boston on race day SOURCE: EMS1.com DATE: July 10, 2018 At this year’s Boston Marathon,…
Vendors from around the globe demonstrated significant interoperability during last week’s ETSI plugtests for mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT), mission-critical-data (MCDATA) and mission-critical-video (MCVIDEO), posting a 92% success rate overall, according to ETSI officials. SOURCE: Urgent Communications DATE: July…
AT&T has upgraded it’s 4G LTE cell towers in the Northwoods. AT&T Wisconsin president Scott VanderSanden says the most recent upgrades at their towers in Conover and Long Lake are…
Captain Justin Schrek considers himself a bit of a tech junkie and prides himself on becoming the first early adopter of FirstNet in Pennsylvania. He’s an emergency dispatch services employee by day, but he’s also the captain with Beaver Springs Fire Company.