Unfortunately Andy is still unable to write his Public Safety Advocate. Therefore, once again, ATFN staff is posting “The Best of Andy” past articles. As you saw, last week we…
A couple of weeks ago I had a routine hip replacement that went well but we did not anticipate a week or so in a rehab facility. I hope these…
When there is a wildland fire, especially one that is growing quickly and threatening homes, public safety, government officials, and citizens can gather information in several ways. First, they can…
Apple was recently issued a U.S. Patent that will be or won’t be useful to public safety professionals in the field. As always, it will be up to the public…
The last week of July is turning out to be a busy one. Most FirstNet (Built with AT&T) “watchers” are busy tracking new public safety Band 14 build-outs and new…
As you read this Advocate, keep in mind that there are proven ways to bring new products and services to market. For example, once the cost to produce a product is…
PSBTA Vision 2022 FirstNet Users Summit The Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA) will be holding its a Vision Summit that has been designed exclusively for the FirstNet user community….
Before there was cellular, and later broadband cellular, there were and still are hundreds of Land Mobile Radio (LMR) networks. Two-way radio (LMR) dates back to the 1930s and has…
It is often desirable to extend wireless coverage into areas that are not well covered. Those with experience in the Land Mobile Radio (LMR) world are familiar with communications range…
There is a great deal of activity in the world of public safety today. The Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) organization, which is part of the National Institute of Science…
The Best of Andy. First published in March of 2022. With Push-to-Talk interoperability in the spotlight, we thought it was time to revisit the topic as the next in “The…
Next week’s issue marks twelve years since the first Public Safety Advocate was published. Because we will be out of town for meetings, we won’t be here to publish the June 6,…
An Open Letter to Those Who Oversee, Plan, Build, and Operate the FirstNet Network This Advocate is not about blame, it is about mistakes all of us made, where we are today,…
Article after article has been written to make a case that broadband in the United States should be available to all regardless of where they are located or their ability…
We recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the signing of the law that created FirstNet. I think this might be a good time to look back at FirstNet (Built with…