In-building coverage for FirstNet is important for public safety, but consensus policies still need to be developed and considerable education is needed to make in-building coverage for first responders subscribing…
The newest public safety tool coming to Noblesville is not a fire truck or a police car: It’s a stronger internet and cellular connection. Noblesville is the first Indiana city…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
“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 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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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,…
“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…
“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…