By Richard Mirgon Recently there was an article titled “LMR remains most reliable technology for public-safety communications,” written by the executive director of the Forestry…
FirstNet, Built with AT&T, and the FirstNet Health and Wellness Coalition (FNHWC) have identified the major barriers to mental health program adoption among first responder…
By James Careless On January 29, 2024, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Board approved a full 5G upgrade to the FirstNet wireless network,…
By Kenison Tejada, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority The U.S. Pacific territories — American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,…
FirstNet Authority officials provided some additional insight into the circumstances surrounding the Feb. 22 outage suffered by contractor AT&T—although no new information about the cause—and…
Written by Ed Parkinson The recent announcement from AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) that an additional $8 billion is being invested…
By Chris Lombard, Assistant Chief of the Seattle Fire Department Since the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City and the events…
By Richard Mirgon As you know, I was part of the first responder community that fought for what is now FirstNet. We were engaged in…
By Thomas Shull, Director of Legislative Affairs, First Responder Network Authority This year’s Annual Report to Congress highlights the benchmark achievements and continued progress that the First…
By James Careless Push-to-Talk (PTT) is a vital function for first responder communications systems, be they on land mobile radio (LMR), commercial wireless (5G/4G/LTE), or…
The FirstNet Authority Board will convene an open public meeting of the Board and Board Committees.
By Joe Wassel, Executive Director and CEO, First Responder Network Authority One week ago today, on February 22, 2024, our network partner, AT&T, experienced a…
AT&T CEO John Stankey addressed the carrier’s massive Feb. 22 outage that impacted FirstNet and commercial service, stating in a letter to company employees that…
By JONATHAN STINSON Assistant editor Despite many AT&T customers on post being unable to use their wireless devices, first responders –who rely on AT&T’s FirstNet…
By Thomas O’Connor As we move toward the 22nd anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001, it is important to keep the memories…