SOURCE: Mission Critical Communications DATE: March 27, 2018 The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and AT&T launched the FirstNet evolved packet core (EPC), meeting the…
SOURCE: Urgent Communications DATE: March 27, 2018 FirstNet announces that nationwide contractor AT&T has delivered upon its promise to complete a dedicated public-safety LTE evolved packet core…
Nearly 500 participants are expected to compete in San Francisco, developing apps for law enforcement, firefighters, and EMS. The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) will host a public safety hackathon…
SOURCE: Urgent Communications DATE: March 16, 2018 Expected subsidization from AT&T could mean that FirstNet subscribers will pay little or no upfront money to purchase new Sonim…
SOURCE: Mission Critical Communications DATE: March 13, 2018 AT&T plans to have two carrier-grade mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) options for…
SOURCE: Mission Critical Communications DATE: March 8, 2018 AT&T signed a new task order with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) for building…
First Responder Network Authority task order gives AT&T green light for Band 14 deployment across statewide radio access networks in every state, territory and Washington D.C. RESTON, Va., March 7,…
Sonim Technologies announces its new XP8 and XP5S ultra-rugged LTE devices that are designed to provide FirstNet users with new public-safety-centric capabilities, including an interface that supports a module that…
SOURCE: Urgent Communications DATE: February 27, 2018 AT&T already is deploying cell sites that operate on the 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum licensed…
Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and S9+ smartphones—unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona—are approved FirstNet devices that operate on the 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum licensed to FirstNet, according to officials…
AT&T will pay FirstNet $18 billion in sustainability payments during the next 25 years, and the company expects $15 billion of that total will be returned to AT&T to pay…
Michael Poth ‘appeals to all’ for support of network based on AT&T wireless tech Establishing an integrated first-responder communications system is all about the details, not just the big picture…
The city has requested permission to operate the aircraft beyond visual line of sight, as allowed by an experimental “innovation zone” program started by the Trump administration. Louisville, Kentucky, is…
Texas DPS is launching a new drone program, about eight years after scrapping its first effort due to challenges posed by federal restrictions and maintenance costs AUSTIN — The Texas…
SOURCE: Mission Critical Communications DATE: February 15, 2018 The head of AT&T’s application developer program for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) outlined details on…