FirstNet Needs YOU! How you can help site coverage
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant How many times do we say to friends, colleagues and people we know “How can I help”? We do…
FirstNet Needs YOU! How you can help site coverage
Axon’s First LTE-Enabled Body Camera Available on FirstNet
DALLAS, Oct. 8, 2018 FirstNet connectivity is coming to Axon’s latest body camera, Axon Body 3. These just-announced devices will be the first LTE-enabled Axon body…
Video: Weather Channel Live Reporters Report Verizon Outage During Hurricane Michael
Two Weather Channel reporters covering Hurricane Michael as it hit the Florida panhandle report Verizon cell phone service outages. Watch clips from the live video…
Have an idea for an app to assist first responders in the field?
Want to build apps to help law enforcement, fire and EMS? Come out for a special public safety hackathon supported by FirstNet, built with AT&T,…
Public Safety Advocate: IACP 2018
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference held in Orlando this year was once again a great success. I admit I left a day…
Raleigh – Wake 9-1-1 Using AT&T ESInet
By Christopher Vondracek ESInet is making a more nimble 911 Center a possibility in North Carolina’s capital city. The City of Raleigh, North Carolina and…
Long-awaited next-generation-911 cost study released
Upgrading U.S. public-safety answering points to IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) technology will cost $9.5 billion to $12.7 billion during a 10-year period, according to a…
FirstNet Fleet of Dedicated Deployable Network Assets Now Available to Public Safety Subscribers Nationwide
FirstNet Has Already Supported Public Safety Response Efforts at Nearly 100 Events and Incidents This Year DALLAS, Oct. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Public safety agencies…
Public Safety Advocate: T-Band Revisited, New FirstNet Authority CEO
Just to refresh your memories, the T-Band is the 470–512-MHz spectrum that was allocated to UHF-TV channels 14-20 that has since been made available to…
Ed Parkinson Takes Over as acting CEO of FirstNet
By ATFN Staff writer The FirstNet Authority today announced the selection of Ed Parkinson as their new acting CEO. Parkinson is one of the first…
Virginia’s COMLINC: An example of a successful transition to a viable funding source
By Tom Gagnon With state and locality budgets facing increased pressure, the prospects of transitioning equipment purchased and maintained with grant funds to a budget…
Public Safety Advocate: Rural Broadband Update, FirstNet Authority Personnel News
Rural Broadband I write and speak about this subject quite often. The reason is simple. FirstNet is the result of a public/private partnership that continues…
North Carolina city relies on FirstNet voice, data communications during Hurricane Florence
FirstNet provided the city of Whiteville, N.C., with critical voice and data communications throughout Hurricane Florence and subsequent flooding in the area, passing a “big test”…
Sheriff Richard Stanek Named Vice Chair of FirstNet Board
September 21, 2018 (RESTON) – The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) announced today that Chair Edward Horowitz has named Sheriff Richard W. Stanek to…
RapidSOS partners with Google to deliver improved wireless 911 caller location to PSAPs
RapidSOS announces a partnership with Google to deliver Android Emergency Location Service (ELS) information to public-safety answering points (PSAPs) for free, providing U.S. 911 centers with a…