Rhode Island Governor Raimondo Approves Buildout Plan for First Responder Network
The plan put forth by FirstNet and its partner AT&T offered the lowest risk, highest value option for Rhode Island first responders.” RESTON, Va., Dec….
Rhode Island Governor Raimondo Approves Buildout Plan for First Responder Network
Public Safety Advocate: December, a Month of Opting, FCC Moves, Giving Thanks
December 2017 December is an important month for FirstNet, the states, and the public safety community. Already this month, we have seen more states opt…
New Hampshire BIA Asks Executive Council To Reject Rivada Contract
“Rivada has never built a wireless or radio access network in the United States,” wrote BIA President Jim Roche. “The company bid on the nationwide…
Colorado becomes 38th state to make FirstNet ‘opt-in’ announcement
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announces that he has accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of…
Colorado Governor Hickenlooper Approves Buildout Plan for First Responder Network
“We are opting in to allow FirstNet to make an investment in Colorado that promises to make our state more resilient against threats to our…
Illinois Governor Rauner Approves Buildout Plan for FirstNet
“FirstNet’s technology will help us keep important lines of communication open when we most need them.” RESTON, Va., Dec. 18, 2017 – Illinois is modernizing…
Can You Hear It? Sounds Like A Yappy Yard Dog
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant For some of us it seems like it was just yesterday when public safety was introduced to this new…
First Responder Support Dedicated Call Center
By Al H Gillespie, Fire Chief, Retired As the process of getting the Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN) to first responders in the streets continues…
Wisconsin Governor Walker Approves Buildout Plan for First Responder Network
“This new partnership provides crucial, secure, and robust broadband access to our first responders and public safety personnel to help them save lives when every…
South Dakota Governor Daugaard Approves Buildout Plan for FirstNet
“We deal with our fair share of severe weather and natural disasters in South Dakota. Our first responders need to have access to communication technologies…
Sonim and ACT | The App Association Take to Capitol Hill to Showcase First Responder Technology
The event created awareness among decision makers on Capitol Hill regarding the importance of technology, interoperability and the role these solutions play in improving communications,…
LA-RICS reaches agreement with AT&T on transfer of region’s public-safety LTE network for FirstNet
Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) board members are scheduled to vote today on a proposed agreement that would transfer the LA-RICS public-safety LTE…
Public Safety Advocate: News and Commentary
It has been an interesting few weeks. As of now, FirstNet/AT&T has 36 of the 56 states and territories opted in, New Hampshire has opted…
FirstNet launches ruthless-preemption functionality for ‘primary’ public-safety subscribers
FirstNet public-safety subscribers in the “primary” user category—law enforcement, fire, EMS, 911 and emergency-management personnel—now have preemptive access across AT&T’s network, FirstNet and AT&T announced…
Transition From Voice To Data-Centric Emergency Response Drives Control Room (PSAP) Market
Today’s critical control rooms (PSAP’s) are facing increasing challenges across the board, from rapidly evolving technology to managing operational changes… According to research carried out…