The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) has published a formal document describing how it plans to expand the nation’s evolving next-gen emergency communications network over the coming five ...

Background: From 9/11 to Congressional Action Following the September 11, 2001, attacks, investigations revealed significant communication failures among first responders. Police and fire departments ...

Wildland fires continue to burn at all-time highs. From January to July 2021, more than 2.6 million acres were burned nationwide, including the massive, yet-to-be-contained Bootleg Fire in Oregon. In ...

WASHINGTON, DC -- The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Board approved the organization’s first investment opportunities to expand and enhance FirstNet, the nationwide public ...

One of our nation’s oldest military branches and the nation’s premier maritime first responder, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) plays an essential role in maintaining the safety and security of our nation ...

FirstNet MegaRange, Z-Axis, Compact Rapid Deployables, and LMR Interoperability for Push-To-Talk Solutions Launch to Help Public Safety on their Lifesaving Missions. Why is this important? Information ...

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As Congress considers the reauthorization of FirstNet (a wireless network exclusively for first responders), public safety associations are lining up in support while competitors for the contract are ...

AT&T and FirstNet often go hand-in-hand in conversations regarding public safety communications. Where AT&T makes the call connect, FirstNet makes sure it is working as first responders need it to be.

Springfield, MO — January 11, 2022 Looking for a simple and affordable way to upgrade customers’ 3G communicators to LTE? Here’s how you can do exactly that — plus give them the advantages of the ...

Why is this important? Information is everything in an emergency. Before FirstNet, it was often hard for public safety officials to communicate and work together to save lives due to congestion on ...