AT&T Investing Tens of Millions of Dollars in Louisiana Network Resiliency
Priority Project will Bury Fiber-Optic Infrastructure Across the Hardest Hit Areas BATON ROUGE, LA., October 20, 2021 AT&T* announced it is investing tens of millions…
AT&T Investing Tens of Millions of Dollars in Louisiana Network Resiliency
The Benefits of Z-Axis Through FirstNet
By Jeff Bratcher, Chief Network and Technology Officer, First Responder Network Authority This year marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11….
Public Safety Advocate: Turning Push-To-Talk Interoperability on Its Head, Disagreeing with Morgan O’Brien, and the Wireless Dinner at IWCE
This week I decided to once again discuss the urgent need for nationwide Push-To-Talk (PTT) interoperability between FirstNet, broadband, and Land Mobile Radio (LMR). Well,…
PSBTA Announces VISION 2022 FirstNet Users Summit
First of its kind ‘in person’ opportunity specifically directed to current FirstNet users to be held in Las Vegas, January 18-21, 2022 The Public Safety…
FirstNet Authority Supports SMART emergency management practices through planning, preparedness programs
By Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, Emergency Management, First Responder Network Authority The last 18 months have put emergency managers to the test. Managing…
Public Safety Advocate: September Ends with IWCE, October Begins with a Roar
Last week was the first live IWCE conference since 2019. Meanwhile, on the last day of September, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 4-0 in…
FirstNet buildout more than 95% complete, AT&T exec says
AT&T has completed more than 95% of its contracted buildout of the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) system on 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum,…
THE LARGEST POLICE-COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT IN HISTORY – NATIONAL FAITH & BLUE WEEKEND
”Faith-based organizations and law enforcement groups are uniquely and deeply tied to their communities and it is through collaborative and respectful dialogue that common ground…
U.S. Air Force Chooses FirstNet for Public Safety Communications Across 15 Bases
OAKTON, Va., Oct. 5, 2021 What’s the news? The U.S. Air Force has selected FirstNet®, Built with AT&T – the only nationwide high-speed broadband communications platform built with and for first…
DHS S&T Tests FirstNet Push-to-Talk App in Real-World Scenarios
S&T collaborated with local and federal partners to field test FirstNet’s Push-to-Talk (FNPTT) application, which is a standards-based, mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) app. SOURCE: hstoday.us DATE: September…
Despite Hurricane Ida outages, Louisiana governor supports partnership with AT&T
Louisiana likely won’t be switching mobile phone service providers SOURCE: lailluminator.com DATE: September 30, 2021 Louisiana’s state government isn’t looking to switch communication providers from…
Boise Fire Adds New Technology to Better Serve Boise
September 29, 2021 The Boise Fire Department is taking steps to help ensure we have effective communication tools for everyday situations, big events or emergencies. …
Washington Military Department Joins FirstNet® – America’s Public Safety Network
New Technologies Expand Our Capabilities to Better Serve the State of Washington WASHINGTON, September 21, 2021 — The Washington Military Department is connecting its disaster…
Public Safety Advocate: IWCE 2021 Live in Las Vegas
Since we will be attending IWCE 2021 in Las Vegas all of next week, there will not be time to publish a September 30 issue….
Three types of FirstNet Authority support for preparedness
By Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, Emergency Management, First Responder Network Authority September is National Preparedness Month(link is external), an important reminder for Americans to…