FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2021 LAS VEGAS, Nev.— The Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA) and the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) congratulates Ms. Jessica…
FirstNet – America’s public safety network – has launched new solutions to help first responders across the U.S. better connect to each other and the information they…
Using spectrum above 3-GHz will require too many radio towers and radio sites. Thus 4.9-GHz should not be used in an effort to close the…
Connection matters…when first responders get a call, FirstNet, America’s public safety network, is there for our first responders and the communities they serve no matter…
By Kyle S. Richardson, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Emergency management thrives on good communication, and good communication is based on good…
By Dean Prochaska, Senior Director of Standards, First Responder Network Authority Highlights The fourth quarterly 3GPP Plenary e-meetings of 2020 recently concluded. At these December…
Our new President and Vice-President will be sworn in on January 20, hopefully without incident. Then the real work will begin as the public-safety community…
The FirstNet network offers first responders and those critical to their response a purpose-built experience they can’t get anywhere else. That includes truly dedicated coverage and…
By Timothy Pierce, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority The Green Bay Police Department (GBPD) is the main law enforcement agency for the…
By Lori Stone, FirstNet Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor Buses taking students to and from schools in Carroll County, Maryland are now equipped with FirstNet….
This second 2021 Advocate is the last before the swearing in of the new administration. This week, we look back at the Nashville Bombing and why there…
NEWS / PRESS RELEASE January 8, 2021 The Christmas Day bombing of an AT&T building in Nashville remains under investigation, and restoration of the damaged…
by Nursekeith | Jan 8, 2021 On episode 303 of The Nurse Keith Show, Keith interviews Dr. Anna Fitch Courie, the Director of Responder Wellness for AT&T FirstNet….
As the mob descended on the US Capitol complex yesterday, did law enforcement jam cell signals to thwart communication? No, the networks were probably just overwhelmed. The cops’ phones all keep working because they’re on a special part of the AT&T network called FirstNet, which gives priority to first responders. Heavy FirstNet usage would slightly reduce civilian device capacity at that location, though, because FirstNet comes first.
First and foremost, I hope everyone stayed safe during the holidays and many of our first responders received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine….