FCC commissioners this month are scheduled to consider new rules regarding the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) and the Network Outage Reporting System (NORS), as well as a proposal seeking…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a Federal Register Notice to seek expressions of interest from individuals who would like to serve on the Board of the First Responder Network…
“The initial build of the FirstNet network was done on time, on budget and on task.” We are grateful to the public safety community who had the vision. They provided…
Alexandria, VA – APCO International officially announced that Stephen Devine has accepted the positioned of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Mr. Devine joins APCO after previously serving as the Lead Strategist…
AT&T completed its initial five-year buildout of the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband system (NPSBN) “on time, on budget,” based on validation by FirstNet Authority personnel conducted throughout much of this…
By James Careless At about 27,000 square miles covering parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, the Navajo Nation is one of the largest native reservations in the United States….
A Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) filing this week reiterates its call for the FCC to award a nationwide license of 4.9 GHz spectrum to the FirstNet Authority, ignoring a…
By James Careless After a nationwide assessment of 200-plus applicants, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO International) has chosen Melvin (Mel) Maier as its new executive director. Maier…
NEWS / PRESS RELEASE On Thursday, Governor Chris Sununu, joined Safety Commissioner Robert Quinn, AT&T* and others at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport to mark several milestones in the state’s buildout of FirstNet,…
FirstNet provides about 5.3 million connections to approximately 27,000 public-safety agencies subscribing to the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) as of the end of September, according to figures released last…
By Charles Murph, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) First responders respond to incidents in all types of environments—on land, in the air, and on water—and…
RESTON, Va., September 26, 2023 – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the appointment of Sean McDevitt to serve on the Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority). Mr. McDevitt is a partner with international management consulting firm…
By James Careless First responders have long struggled with ‘signal dropouts’ in areas where their communications devices can’t connect to Dispatch and/or each other. They can be caused by radio…
First all-in-one High Powered User Equipment (HPUE) solutions support in-building, vehicle and field operations. What’s the news? With FirstNet, the nation’s only network built with and for America’s first responders, AT&T* is…
FirstNet® Users Conference Brings Public Safety Together NEWS / PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 6, 2023 Las Vegas, NV — Vision 2023: the FirstNet Users Summit is coming back…