Industry groups are questioning device interoperability in the AT&T Long Term Evolution (LTE) 700 MHz bands in comments to the FCC regarding First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) interoperability. Commenters continued…
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) rejected a request for records from an attorney who specializes in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, saying the Middle Class Tax Relief and…
An AT&T official offers more details on priority and pre-emption and the application program for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet). Jeffrey Carl, AT&T director of product management, public safety…
The role of the Boulder lab is to test all the applications and devices that will be offered on FirstNet to “ensure they’re going to work when we need them,”…
“I personally attempted numerous calls to 911 with my Verizon phone, and at no time was I able to connect to 911, Chaffee County Communications Center, nor did the calls…
BOULDER, CO– The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Board today approved its Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) budget of $73.5 million, with continued focus on funding the deployment, operation, and oversight…
Verizon hopes its planned public-safety network and applications will interoperate with the FirstNet system—even committing to including FirstNet 700 MHz Band 14 operations in Verizon devices—to give public safety a…
Reliable, Broadband Communications are Essential for Emergency Management FirstNet, in partnership with its network provider, ATT, will give first responders a powerful band of spectrum to boost capacity along with…
In rural Montana, where you and your neighbors are your own first responders come fire, flood or heart attack, being dropped as a customer by Verizon Wireless could have serious…
FirstNet will distribute its final state plans—described as “official” state plans—next week to governors in most states and territories, which will start the statutory 90-day process for these governors to…
Rival networks “need to be fully interoperable with the AT&T core — fully interoperable,” so that emergency personnel do not encounter problems. AT&T (T) warned Tuesday that any states opting…
AT&T not only is committed to meeting the public-safety-grade requirements stipulated by FirstNet, but it also is committing to an “ongoing dialog” with organizations like NPSTC and with states, which…
With 20 of the 56 U.S. states and territories having made “opt-in” decisions, FirstNet has received “opt-in” notification from 35.7% of all governors. Nebraska has accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband…
“We are convinced that improving the communication between the components of public safety will be for the betterment of the people of Puerto Rico.” AN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Aug. 31,…
Governor Haslam’s decision will help deliver innovation and interoperability to emergency personnel across Tennessee’s diverse landscape – including its rural, mountainous and remote areas, as well as federal lands. FirstNet…