By Christopher Vondracek Alex Popof, who graduated with a computer science degree from Stanford University, found himself venturing to frigid Minneapolis last month for the…
By Donny Jackson in Urgent Matters It has only been a year since AT&T was awarded with the nationwide FirstNet contract. For public safety, progress…
SOURCE: Mission Critical Communications DATE: March 27, 2018 The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 recently passed by Congress and signed by the president includes two…
SOURCE: Mission Critical Communications DATE: March 27, 2018 The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and AT&T launched the FirstNet evolved…
SOURCE: Urgent Communications DATE: March 27, 2018 FirstNet announces that nationwide contractor AT&T has delivered upon its promise to complete a dedicated…
By Jeff Bratcher, Chief Technology Officer and Operations Director Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, public safety from all disciplines joined together to advocate for…
Nearly 500 participants are expected to compete in San Francisco, developing apps for law enforcement, firefighters, and EMS. The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) will…
News 13 in Orlando FL shares school safety technology in this demo from Seminole County Sheriff’s Office School Safety and Security Director Rick Francis. To…
SOURCE: Mission Critical Communications DATE: March 21, 2018 Four public-safety associations urged the leaders of the House and Senate to…
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant There are many out there who believe that public safety can be fully interoperable with a multiple of networks….
Regulators with the Federal Communications Commission said Rhode Island is one of several states now blocked from applying for some federal public safety grants due…
SOURCE: Urgent Communications DATE: March 16, 2018 Expected subsidization from AT&T could mean that FirstNet subscribers will pay little or no upfront…
T-Band Call to Action The T-Band (470-512 MHz) is spectrum used by both the public safety community and business users in 11 metro areas of…
SOURCE: Mission Critical Communications DATE: March 13, 2018 AT&T plans to have two carrier-grade…
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant Last week was the IWCE Expo in Orlando and there was a lot to see and a lot of…