During the first full year of network availability, FirstNet has demonstrated how it increases first responders’ effectiveness in handling most disasters including wildfires, tornadoes, flooding,…
The FirstNet contract as awarded to AT&T, now FirstNet (Built with AT&T), is a twenty-five-year agreement. The initial five years represent the time in which…
Though it represents much more than a single day, this is the week we honor D-Day and the far too many brave people who lost…
The first order of business this week is to give a shout out on behalf of all those who have given their lives for our…
5G is coming! 5G is coming! Everywhere in the world, the cellular industry is pushing fifth-generation (5G) deployments even though not all 5G spectrum has…
Hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30, 2019, and a number of agencies and organizations are formulating their predictions about the potential severity of…
I recently saw a posting on Twitter from the governor of South Dakota announcing her state is requesting proposals to cover “all corners” of the…
The latest numbers are out for FirstNet (Built with AT&T) and as expected, they are really good. At the end of the first quarter of…
According to Motorola, its Kodiak Networks has developed the first Push-To-Talk (PTT) application for on-network use. On-network means the network hosts the application as opposed…
This week APCO sent out an email asking for all of us to support the 9-1-1 Saves Act. This bill will upgrade 9-1-1 professionals and…
FirstNet is required by law to build out in rural America as it builds out in larger markets. This was included in the law passed…
Last week marks the two-year anniversary of the FirstNet award to AT&T. It also marks a full year since the Public Safety core (heart of…
Sounds like a strange title until you realize that once the contract was awarded to AT&T to build and maintain the network, those in the…
After a two-week interruption in my scheduled Advocates, this one will hopefully serve to get back on schedule and to convey what we have been doing…
Note: Because I will be out of the office on Thursday, the usual publication day for the Advocate, this issue is being sent to our subscribers…