Public Safety Advocate: Looking Back, Looking Forward, and Firstnet Devices
As I comb through my Advocates since the middle of 2010, I continue to find more to add to the book that is underway. I also find…
Public Safety Advocate: Looking Back, Looking Forward, and Firstnet Devices
AT&T rips T-Mobile’s promise to first responders as ‘a marketing stunt’
Last week, T-Mobile made some announcements that were either a) nice things to do for low-income families and emergency responders, or b) self-serving maneuvers to…
FLYMOTION SELECTED AS 1 OF THE TOP 50 FLORIDA COMPANIES TO WATCH
FLYMOTION is pleased to announce that we have been selected as an honoree for this year’s 50 Florida Companies to Watch, a statewide competition that identifies companies expected to see significant growth over the next several years.
Public Safety Advocate: T-Band, FirstNet Updates, Laptops and Tablets
First and vitally important to eleven major cities and their metro areas, both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate have introduced bills cancelling the T-band…
Expanded Telehealth Uses and Capabilities on the FirstNet Network
By Chief Jonathan Olson, Wake County (NC) EMS Deputy Director/Chief of Support Services, First Responder Network Authority Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) Executive Committee member…
Taking Public Safety Communications to the Next Level: FirstNet’s Innovation and Test Lab
By Sarah Calams The Boulder, Colorado, lab tests FirstNet-compatible devices and applications before their deployment in the field. Imagine a firefighter is battling a massive…
AT&T Selected by HHS for Network Modernization, Wireless FirstNet Access
The HHS OIG solution includes wireless access to FirstNet. SOURCE: executivegov.com DATE: November 6, 2019 AT&T has been selected by the U.S. Department of Health…
Public Safety Advocate: Public-Safety Grade, Batteries and Generators
In May of 2014, the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) published a report entitled, “Defining Public Safety Grade Systems and Facilities.” I was fortunate…
Driving innovation for disaster response to support America’s first responders and build resilient communities
By John Fleming, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development; Dr. Walter G. Copan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST…
FirstNet adopted by more than 9,800 agencies, supporting almost 900,000 connections, AT&T says
More than 9,800 agencies have subscribed to FirstNet and connected almost 900,000 devices to the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), according to figures recently released…
AT&T Selects Viaero to Support FirstNet Network Deployment in Rural Colorado and Nebraska
New connectivity will help advance public safety, improve internet access for area communities PRESS RELEASE Viaero Wireless Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries were recently selected…
Public Safety Advocate: IACP Conference and Show Floor
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference was held in Chicago this year and it was, I believe, better attended by both the…
LTE-capable P25 radios from L3Harris receive FirstNet Ready certification
L3Harris Technologies today announced that its XL-185P and XL-200P portable P25 radios that also support LTE connectivity have been designated as FirstNet Ready and certified…
What the FirstNet roadmap says about its in-building strategy
By Kelly Hill on OCTOBER 28, 2019 The First Responders Authority will be receiving about $18 billion in payments from AT&T over the 25-year-term of the FirstNet contract….
Motorola Solutions unveils APX NEXT, a P25 radio with LTE connectivity and voice-assistant technology
Motorola Solutions today unveiled APX NEXT, the company’s first P25 radio that also enables push-to-talk functionality via FirstNet LTE connectivity and virtual-assistant technology that allows…