Almost Reality
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)…
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AT&T, FirstNet Officials Shed Light On Near-Term Implementation Efforts
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 Opt-In To FirstNet Network
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…
Kentucky To Opt-In To FirstNet Network
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…
Virginia Becomes First State 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…
Wyoming to Transform Communications for Public Safety; Governor Mead to Approve Buildout Plan for First Responder Network
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…
Procedures for FCC Review of State Opt-Out Requests
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
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…
FirstNet And The Broadband Future
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…
Motorola Solutions’ Device Certified ‘FirstNet-Ready’
Motorola Solutions’ new LTE handheld device certified by AT&T, is ‘FirstNet-ready’ “An officer may be in a sensitive situation where he or she does not really want to pull out…
FirstNet Officials Reiterate MCPTT Plans
FirstNet officials reiterate MCPTT plans for March 2019, hope to accelerate firefighter-location solutions FirstNet staff yesterday presented board members with a new roadmap for the organization that includes a technological…
FirstNet Meets With States on Individual Network Plans
As of June 28, the First Responder Network Authority team has met with 24 states to discuss the nationwide high-speed data network for first responders As of June 28, the…
Myth Busters: A FirstNet Edition
Many things are being said about FirstNet, but not all of them are entirely accurate. Here’s an attempt to clarify some potentially confusing statements that have been made about the…
Super Bowl LI: FirstNet After Action Report
Harris County Texas After Action Report of the operational use of the Harris County LTE system at Super Bowl LI – the first large scale event to formally incorporate mobile…
FCC Sets Criteria For State FirstNet Networks
The Federal Communications Commission has approved the benchmarks it will use to evaluate alternative network proposals for states that choose to opt out of FirstNet The Federal Communications Commission…