Drone program helping Modesto Police, now Stockton next up
A domestic violence suspect. A gunman on the loose. And a missing child. These are the kinds of calls Unmanned Aerial Vehicles commonly known as “drones’ have helped to assist…
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Local Texas law enforcement agencies sign on to FirstNet
The decision was an easy one, said Brazos County Sheriff Chris Kirk, because the office has already seen benefits from FirstNet, a nationwide public-safety broadband network that the First Responder…
Kansas Highway Patrol is First Agency in Kansas to Transform First Responder Communications with Firstnet
The Kansas Highway Patrol has become the first public safety agency in the state to subscribe to FirstNet. This move lets us take advantage of the early benefits of FirstNet,…
AT&T unveils new branding for FirstNet products and services
FirstNet nationwide contractor AT&T launches a new visual brand that will be associated with FirstNet services and products, according to AT&T and FirstNet officials. FirstNet will continue to use its…
FirstNet’s Schrier on New Public-Safety Meetings, App Interoperability and Privacy
“We want to talk to public safety about what they’re using today and how we can improve those capabilities with the apps store or bring new capabilities to them to…
Northern Mariana Islands ‘opt-in’ decision gives FirstNet Clean Sweep of states and territories
Northern Mariana Islands Gov. Ralph DeLeon Guerrero Torres announces that he has accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T, meaning all 56 states…
Public-safety representatives contest recent Verizon claims about its first-responder offerings
Recent statements attributed to Verizon in the media that the carrier’s broadband service is the only public-safety-grade LTE network and that its planned public-safety LTE core network may be interoperable…
FirstNet and AT&T moving forward with IoT, smart city offerings
“FirstNet will not only solve today’s communications challenges, but it will create a new, public safety-focused marketplace that offers innovative, life-saving technologies that will help first responders do their jobs…
‘Opt-in’ decisions give public safety in all states the option of using FirstNet immediately
Public-safety agencies and personnel in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are eligible to subscribe to FirstNet broadband services from AT&T after…
Report Details Results of Mission-Critical Voice over LTE Speech Intelligibility Tests
A new report summarizes the results of speech intelligibility tests on five speech codec operating modes that might be chosen to provide mission-critical voice services to public-safety users over a…
Signal Mountain patrol cars retrofitted with new computer technology
Computers were recently installed that will give officers the tools many other agencies already have. SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, HAMILTON COUNTY – Police on Signal Mountain are now equipped with new technology,…
First Responder Network Goes Nationwide
“There are many who said this network would never happen, but public safety never gave up on their network. Because of their vision and hard fought efforts, I can proudly…
It’s Unanimous: California Makes FirstNet ‘Opt-in’ Decision
“California has high hopes and expectations for the FirstNet initiative,” the letter states. “Our partnership and collaboration will undoubtedly deliver the best solution to our public-safety users. Over time, this…
All eyes on California as Florida makes FirstNet ‘opt-in’ announcement, New Hampshire reverses ‘opt-out’ plans
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu and Florida Gov. Rick Scott announce that accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of their…
NH decides to opt in to FirstNet after all
New Hampshire will not opt out of a national wireless network for first responders as originally planned, the governor announced Thursday. Gov. Chris Sununu had announced earlier that New Hampshire…