Most commercial smartphones don’t allow users to access the public safety spectrum. (iStockphoto.com) This story was updated Oct. 20 with additional commentary and information on FirstNet-approved LTE ...

FirstNet Compact Rapid Deployables, AT&T LEO Cell Trailers and LEO Emergency Communication Portables and AT&T Amphibious ...

One of the 9/11 Commission’s key recommendations in 2004 was that Congress should provide for the expedited and increased assignment of radio spectrum for public safety purposes. It took eight years ...

Public safety personnel across the country continue to turn to FirstNetto advance their routine and emergency responses. Nearly 9,000 public safety agencies and organizations have subscribed to ...

FirstNet coverage deployables. PC: first net.com. During the Hawaiʻi Fire Chiefs Association annual conference, first ...

Wireless smartphone plans are historically confusing and complicated — and this can be especially true when trying to mix and match different plan types. Take AT&T as an example. Ever since the ...

If you’re a first responder, there’s a good chance that you’ve already heard of FirstNet. But you may not know why it was established and how it can benefit you—particularly in emergency situations.

Shortly after beginning my career with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the late 1980s, a tragic event occurred that left a lasting impact on countless lives, including mine. The emotional ...

Hawaii fire chiefs recently reviewed new FirstNet equipment designed to restore cell service after emergencies. The upgrade adds 14 deployable units across the main islands, tripling Hawaii’s ...

For decades first responders have been limited to essentially unchanged radio communications for voice. Today, first responders rely on more than 10,000 separate, incompatible, and often proprietary ...

FirstNet applications, services and business support systems will reside in the core network, which will interface with state, local and federal networks, including 911 and the Internet. Photo by ...

Any significant changes to the public safety broadband network would be complex, expensive and may disrupt services delivery if the contract with AT&T is interrupted or changed before 2042, GAO warned ...