Public Safety Advocate: FirstNet Progress and Coverage Issues
It appears from information provided by FirstNet that more than 1,000 public safety agencies have signed on to the network and are commencing to put…
Public Safety Advocate: FirstNet Progress and Coverage Issues
WITC students lend hand in St. Croix County body-cam project
The body cameras are Kyocera smartphones that are used with the Visual Labs program that allows recordings to be uploaded through an app to the…
Local Deputies Receive Technological Upgrades
The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office has implemented technology upgrades with FirstNet – a groundbreaking new communications platform, Sheriff Tim Parker announced this week. SOURCE: www.hillsdale.net…
FirstNet launches, giving police and firefighters a dedicated wireless network and infinite possibilities
“It’s given us some incredible communication,” said Brazos Sheriff Chris Kirk, “that we’ve been able to put to good use. It makes us much more…
FirstNet Momentum: More Than 1,000 Public Safety Agencies Subscribed
Public Safety Agencies Across the Country are Adopting Their Network, Seeing Immediate Benefits From Key Capabilities and Highly Reliable FirstNet Connections SOURCE: AT&T DATE: June…
Orem Utah All In with FirstNet
The Mayor of Orem, Utah, a city on the shores of Utah Lake and straddling a mountain range, says it’s in his town’s tradition to…
National Public Safety Telecommunications Council Publishes NPSBN Position Statement
NPSTC Supports FirstNet as THE Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network NPSTC NPSBN POSITION STATEMENT The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) strongly supports Public Law…
Public Safety Advocate: LMR and LTE, Not Either Or!
[Editor’s Note: This week’s newsletter is being published early due to impending cataract surgery and recovery.] Sometimes what we are trying to convey is interpreted…
FirstNet, AT&T announce nationwide availability of subscriber-paid/BYOD offering
Primary public-safety agencies with little or no budget to pay for their personnel to have broadband services can utilize a FirstNet subscriber-paid—or bring your own device (BYOD)—offering…
Connect and Protect
Recent Webinar, Working Together to Connect and Protect, was hosted by NENA and sponsored by AT&T. By ATFN Staff Writer Before the National Emergency Number…
Public Safety Advocate: FirstNet and Interoperability
During speeches at the recent PSCR meeting in San Diego, two people made points that started me thinking about what lies ahead for FirstNet. The…
FirstNet Becomes Locally Available to First Responders, Opens Doors to 5,300+ AT&T Retail Locations Nationwide
Verified First Responders Can Sign Up for Service at Any of Our 5,300+ Locations Nationwide, or Anytime Online NEWS RELEASE PROVIDED BY AT&T Inc. Jun…
FirstNet Chair Sue Swenson Delivers Keynote at 2018 PSCR Stakeholder Meeting
Remarks by Sue Swenson, FirstNet Chair Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Program Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting, San Diego, CA, June 5, 2018 Good morning…
Public Safety Advocate: PSCR, PSTA, and More
This week I attended part of NIST’s Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) yearly event in San Diego. At this event, the PSCR brings many of…
One of the largest Native American tribes implements FirstNet this week
One of the largest Native American tribes in America has become the first tribal community in the U.S. to implement FirstNet this week. By ATFN…