KNOXVILLE FIRE AND RESCUE UPGRADING COMMUNICATIONS TO STAY CONNECTED
Knoxville Fire and Rescue has announced the acquisition of FirstNet phones and digital service for the department. FirstNet is a nationwide public safety broadband network,…
KNOXVILLE FIRE AND RESCUE UPGRADING COMMUNICATIONS TO STAY CONNECTED
VITAS® Healthcare Joins FirstNet® – Public Safety’s Communications Platform Built by AT&T
Dedicated and Reliable Network Will Help VITAS to Better Serve Hospitals and Hospice Patients PRESS RELEASE MIAMI, March 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — VITAS® Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider of…
FirstNet Answers the Call for Tactical Dispatchers in Ohio
By Kyle Richardson, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Hamilton County is located in the southwest corner of Ohio and is home to…
AT&T updates FirstNet numbers, says it has closed coverage gap with Verizon
FirstNet subscribers—more than 11,000 public-safety agencies representing more than 1.2 million connection—have access to an expanding AT&T LTE network that covers more than 2.61 million…
Public Safety Advocate: The 5G Wedding Cake, More Networks/Less Interoperability, Open Standards
I recently commented here about T-Mobile and others confusing both the public-safety community and the citizens of the United States with its lack of specifics…
Real-Time Situational Awareness: Today’s Holy Grail
Written by John Contestabile So, I have heard this expression before, but what does it really mean? Holy Grail: something that you want very much…
AT&T Nationwide LTE Coverage Exceeds 2.61M Square Miles, Supporting AT&T and FirstNet Subscribers
AT&T has announced that its LTE nationwide coverage has surpassed over 2.61 million square miles of the nation to support AT&T and FirstNet subscribers, the…
FirstNet Makes Long-Term Commitment to The IACP Officer Safety and Wellness Initiative
Commitment Continues AT&T’s 12-Year History of Support for the IACP and Law Enforcement DALLAS, Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — FirstNet®, America’s public safety communications platform– built with AT&T*…
Sierra Wireless Extends Leadership in Mobile Broadband with Enhanced 5G/4G Embedded Module Portfolio
Significant investment in new 5G, LTE Cat-20 and Cat-7 products reinforces Sierra Wireless commitment to customers in the Embedded Broadband market February 24, 2020 09:00…
Survey: Public safety sector is embracing drones
Incident management, rural communications among most cited use cases. Almost 30% of public safety professionals surveyed by the International Wireless Communications Expo reported they are currently using…
Axon rolls out the next level of police technology: Live-streaming body cameras
Cincinnati is the first city to equip its force with cameras that turn on automatically when guns or Tasers are drawn, letting commanders see live…
Public Safety Advocate: A Tale of Three States
There is only one vetted and approved FirstNet public-safety broadband network and it was created as a private/public partnership by Congress. It is NOT a commercial broadband…
Junction City EMS Uses FirstNet in Local, Regional, and National Response
By Brent Williams, Senior EMS Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Junction City Fire Department’s EMS services a rural, Midwest community in Kansas, which presents some…
New FirstNet Cell Sites Launch Across New Hampshire to Support Public Safety; Gov. Sununu and FirstNet Authority Join Unveiling
Today, Gov. Chris Sununu and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) joined AT&T* to celebrate a major boost in wireless communications for New Hampshire…
Portsmouth Police, Fire Departments Transform First Responder Communications with FirstNet
Portsmouth’s Police and Fire departments are connecting their first responders to FirstNet – a new communications platform just for public safety. With the tech advancement,…