When a massive police presence descended on Eisenhower Park in Milford recently and the area was put in lockdown because a despondent man was threatening to harm himself, the Orange…
FirstNet said it’s building an ecosystem for applications developed specifically to meet the needs of first responders. The organization said it is working with emergency personnel to garner feedback from…
Though reports of nods from early takers have been trickling in, it appears that AT&T/FirstNet will spend a good part of the summer courting state governors to “opt-in” and move…
When it comes to building a cybersecurity system, nothing can be perfect — but it can be bulletproof. That’s the goal for the teams at AT&T and FirstNet, as they…
Volunteer public-safety officers subscribing to FirstNet in a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) scenario will realize “significant” monthly savings when compared to a traditional commercial wireless offering, an AT&T official said during a…
AT&T will deploy infrastructure on the 20 MHz of 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum that is licensed to FirstNet only in geographic locations where the carrier giant determines it needs…
First responders have been dreaming about their promised network for years. In March, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) selected AT&T to build the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN)…
FirstNet and AT&T officials have long stated that public-safety agencies within “opt-in” states immediately can take advantage of priority access across the AT&T network, but even existing AT&T customers first…
Arkansas to Transform Communications for Public Safety; Governor Hutchinson Approves Buildout Plan for First Responder Network First-of-its-Kind Solution Will Create Jobs, Spur Investment and Modernize Public Safety Communications throughout the…
Today, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin made his decision to join the FirstNet network. This will make Kentucky one of the first states in the country to “opt in” to FirstNet…
In the first of 56 decisions to be made by state leaders in the coming months, Virginia signs on with the federal government’s proposal for the next generation of public…
First-of-its-Kind Solution Will Create Jobs, Spur Investment and Modernize Public Safety Communications across the State RESTON, Va — Wyoming is making history. Today, Governor Matthew Mead announced his decision to…
A Notice by the Federal Communications Commission on 07/07/2017 By this document, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) issues a Public Notice establishing an expedited comment period to…
UK public-safety LTE network targeted for completion in 2020, with LMR providing early direct-mode solution First responders in the United Kingdom (UK) are slated to complete the communications transition from…
After nearly a decade of debate, a dedicated public safety cellular network is going online. Here’s how that may affect how you do your job. Shortly after the atrocities of…