FirstNet Association Inaugural Event
The FirstNet Association held their Inaugural FirstNet Association Regional Forum in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 29, 2018. It facilitated the kind of networking and First…
FirstNet Association Inaugural Event
Houston Tests Devices and Apps Using FirstNet Spectrum
Testing is an opportunity to public safety industry a glimpse into tech adoption for first responders. SOURCE: govetech.com DATE: July 20, 2018 When the spotlight…
Harnessing the Power of Public Safety Input for their Network
By Dave Buchanan Public safety engagement has been at the heart of the First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet Authority) work since it was created by…
Public Safety Advocate: FirstNet Potpourri
The first item of interest for FirstNet and its rural customers should be the progress on H.R. 3994. If passed by Congress and signed into…
Sierra Wireless Delivers FirstNet Ready LTE Router for Public Safety Applications
Sierra Wireless AirLink® MG90 High-Performance Multi-Network In-Vehicle Router with AirPrime® EM7511 Embedded Module Certified and Approved for Operation on FirstNet in the U.S. Vancouver, Canada-June…
Intrepid Response is Now FirstNet Certified and Available in the FirstNet App Catalog for First Responder Users
Intrepid Networks’ situational awareness application, Response, answers the call for supporting the critical operational needs of public safety agencies. ORLANDO , FLORIDA , UNITED STATES…
RapidDeploy Hires Leading Public Safety GIS Expert
Brooks Shannon joins RapidDeploy as VP of Product Management to further expand and innovate solution offerings July 9, 2018 RapidDeploy, a leader in cloud-based Computer-Aided…
Public Safety Advocate: PTT Interoperability—Sweet Spot for FirstNet?
First, let me be very clear, this is NOT about Mission-Critical PTT (which may someday be available and used for dispatch, day-to-day patrols, and local incidents)….
Tech Talk: La Jolla, CA, 3GPP Plenary Meetings Recap
By Dean Prochaska, Director of Standards, First Responder Network Authority This blog post is part of the “Tech Talk” series focused on the FirstNet Authority’s…
FirstNet Bolsters Communications for Boston Marathon First Responders
Five years has made a world of difference to first responders on the ground in Boston on race day SOURCE: EMS1.com DATE: July 10, 2018…
ETSI reports 92% interoperability success rate from MCPTT, MCDATA, MCVIDEO plugtests
Vendors from around the globe demonstrated significant interoperability during last week’s ETSI plugtests for mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT), mission-critical-data (MCDATA) and mission-critical-video (MCVIDEO), posting a 92% success rate overall, according to ETSI officials….
AT&T Brings Upgraded Network To Vilas County
AT&T has upgraded it’s 4G LTE cell towers in the Northwoods. AT&T Wisconsin president Scott VanderSanden says the most recent upgrades at their towers in…
Public Safety Advocate: FirstNet and H.R. 3994
FirstNet (Built by AT&T) is required to provide public safety broadband in rural America. Recently, AT&T accepted the challenge and committed to invest an additional…
Rural PA Fire Company Captain Adopts FirstNet
Captain Justin Schrek considers himself a bit of a tech junkie and prides himself on becoming the first early adopter of FirstNet in Pennsylvania. He’s an emergency dispatch services employee by day, but he’s also the captain with Beaver Springs Fire Company.
LA-RICS transfers public-safety LTE network assets to AT&T for FirstNet deployment
Public-safety LTE cell sites built by the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) are transferred to AT&T, which is FirstNet’s contractor to build and maintain the nationwide…