Snake Oil Pitches And Wooden Nickels
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant I would like to start this article by making one distinction between myself and other people who write. That…
Snake Oil Pitches And Wooden Nickels
Keep Your Eyes On The Prize
FirstNet Board Member Gov. James Douglas to States, Public Safety: ‘Keep your eyes on the prize’ On June 5, 2017, FirstNet Board…
PSA: The Art of Opting In to FirstNet
Introduction On or about June 19 (next week), the state Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) will be given access to a web portal where they…
What Fire Departments Can Expect From FirstNet, AT&T Deal
Dedicated access to the network and robust coverage in hard-to-reach areas are among the benefits fire departments may see As I have attended fire service…
Motorola To Be A Part Of FirstNet First Responder Network
Motorola Solutions will provide mobile apps, software and services for the FirstNet network as part of its role on the AT&T team Motorola Solutions will…
FirstNet’s Sue Swenson Expresses Confidence In AT&T’s Ability To Make Network Vision A Reality
Chairwoman Sue Swenson says early indications from AT&T officials make her confident that the carrier has the proper public-safety-centric focus to build the public-safety broadband…
Public Safety Advocate: A Report from Dallas
FirstNet/AT&T/SPOC Meeting and unfortunate activities from one vendor Introduction This past week in Dallas was the fifth time the Single (State) Point of Contacts (SPOCs)…
AT&T Accelerates FirstNet Opt-In Timeline For States Eager To Participate
AT&T and FirstNet are slashing the opt-in timeline for the first responder network buildout, giving states eager to participate the ability to green light the…
FirstNet, AT&T Drop ‘Draft State Plan’ Term, Announce Process For Early ‘Opt-in’ Decisions
Governors will have an opportunity to accept FirstNet state plan for deploying a public-safety broadband network as soon as this month. Governors will have an…
AT&T Hopes To Catch All With FirstNet
As states test waters, AT&T hopes to catch all with FirstNet States have started exploring alternatives to the $40-billion nationwide first responder network in the…
FCC Proposes FirstNet Opt-out Review Process For Consideration
FCC proposes FirstNet opt-out review process for consideration at June 22 meeting States and territories pursuing the “opt-out” alternative would need to complete an FCC review process…
First Responder Network Could Drive ARES Changes
“There is no substitute for eyes and ears on the ground in an emergency.” “Radio amateurs can and should continue to play an important part…
AT&T Seeks Tough Standards For FirstNet Opt-Outs
AT&T wants tough standards for states that want to opt out and build their own system AT&T, which won the $6.5 billion contract to…
FirstNet Draft State Plans Expected To Be Delivered Around June 19th
AT&T executive, John Donovan, says state and territory draft plans will be delivered on June 19, “give or take a day.” FirstNet plans to deliver…
Public Safety Advocate: June 2017, Important Month for Public Safety Communications
Welcome to the first Public Safety Advocate column from our new web-home AllThingsFirstnet.com. After you read this week’s advocate take a look around the site,…