Louisiana Ambulance Company On Board With FirstNet
“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….
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Florida, Georgia Agencies adopt FirstNet
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 Emergency Drop Kit to provide FirstNet users with connectivity wherever they go
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…
Buildout of FirstNet sites with Band 14 capability still ahead of schedule, AT&T official says
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…
FirstNet Association Inaugural Event
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…
Houston Tests Devices and Apps Using FirstNet Spectrum
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…
FirstNet Bolsters Communications for Boston Marathon First Responders
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,…
ETSI reports 92% interoperability success rate from MCPTT, MCDATA, MCVIDEO plugtests
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 Brings Upgraded Network To Vilas County
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…
Rural PA Fire Company Captain Adopts FirstNet
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.
LA-RICS transfers public-safety LTE network assets to AT&T for FirstNet deployment
Public-safety LTE cell sites built by the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) are transferred to AT&T, which is FirstNet’s contractor to build and maintain the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN). SOURCE:…
WITC students lend hand in St. Croix County body-cam project
The body cameras are Kyocera smartphones that are used with the Visual Labs program that allows recordings to be uploaded through an app to the cloud immediately or once deputies…
Local Deputies Receive Technological Upgrades
The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office has implemented technology upgrades with FirstNet – a groundbreaking new communications platform, Sheriff Tim Parker announced this week. SOURCE: www.hillsdale.net DATE: June 23, 2018 FirstNet…
FirstNet launches, giving police and firefighters a dedicated wireless network and infinite possibilities
“It’s given us some incredible communication,” said Brazos Sheriff Chris Kirk, “that we’ve been able to put to good use. It makes us much more efficient.” SOURCE: Washington Post DATE:…
Orem Utah All In with FirstNet
The Mayor of Orem, Utah, a city on the shores of Utah Lake and straddling a mountain range, says it’s in his town’s tradition to reach ahead and that’s why…