Truly “Man’s Best Friend” for Public Safety and National Defense
Our robotic dogs can support public safety agencies and organizations on FirstNet® – the nation’s only network built with and for America’s first responders. What has 4 legs, can…
Truly “Man’s Best Friend” for Public Safety and National Defense
In-building solution boosts FirstNet inside police headquarters at no extra cost
The FirstNet Authority’s most recent investment brings better indoor FirstNet coverage to small and mid-sized sheriff and police headquarters. With this new program, agencies can install up…
FirstNet Expansion Makes a Difference for State and Local Public Safety Agencies
A large number of networking devices can make use of the dedicated first responder spectrum. Recently, a bomb threat in rural Stephenson County, Ill., 120 miles…
Social Mobile Delivers FirstNet Capable RHINO T8 for Public Safety
RHINO T8 Tablet Certified and Approved for use on FirstNet, Built with AT&T Miami, FL, January 24, 2023 – Social Mobile, an enterprise mobility solutions provider…
FCC approves new 4.9 GHz rules for public safety, with secondary non-public-safety use
FCC commissioners this week unanimously agreed on new rules for 50 MHz of 4.9 GHz spectrum, establishing a nationwide framework with a single band manager…
PSSA APPLAUDS FCC DECISION TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY 4.9
GHz SPECTRUM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 19, 2023 LAS VEGAS—Yesterday the FCC released their Seventh Report and Order and NinthFurther Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the 4.9 GHz…
Versaterm Acquires Smartphone Body and Dash Camera Software Provider Visual Labs, Inc.
The company aims to enhance its public safety solutions portfolio with field-ready mobile technology, real-time situational awareness and cloud-based digital evidence management OTTAWA, Ontario –…
Public Safety Advocate: Still Undecided about Joining FirstNet?
Today there are more than 4 million users on the FirstNet network representing 23K+ agencies. If your agency has not yet joined FirstNet, here are…
Tennessee Becomes First in the Nation to Integrate FirstNet with AT&T ESInet for All 9-1-1 Call Centers Statewide
By Jim Bugel, president of the FirstNet Program, AT&T, and Curtis S. Sutton, executive director, Tennessee Emergency Communications Board Tennessee has embarked upon a plan…
CRDs ensure FirstNet coverage virtually anytime and anywhere for EMS
By Jon Olson, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority EMTs and paramedics can be called to duty in incredibly hard-to-reach locations, and they…
Must-Dos for FirstNet in 2023
By James Careless What does FirstNet need to get done in 2023? That’s the second of two questions that AllThingsFirstNet put to former FirstNet CEO…
By land and sea with FirstNet: Supporting Hyannis Fire on the cape
By Gary McCarraher, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Facing unique challenges in communicating on the water and throughout the town as the…
Public Safety Advocate: January 2022 to January 2023, What Was Done, What Was Not
I have to admit that from year to year I have been overly optimistic about the status of various technologies needed by public safety. Upon…
PSCR partners with FirstNet Authority for June public-safety-communications event
Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) recently announced its partnership with the FirstNet Authority to host 5×5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit, a new June event…
When fiber fails, FirstNet connects Iowa’s 9-1-1 calls
By John Hunt, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) When Iowa needed a backup communications network for its public safety answering…