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Address LTE Interoperability Now, Not During an Incident

January 15, 2019 | Comments

First responders answer emergency calls daily and deal with situations where communications are critical. This includes communications with intra-agency peers and other first responder disciplines responding to an incident scene. When considering the advantages provided by current communications technology, it is unacceptable that officers from different agencies may not have the ability to share important information in the future.

January 14, 2019 | Comments

In a tweet, AT&T said it will remove late fees, provide extensions and revise payment schedules for First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) subscribers impacted by the government shutdown.

January 09, 2019 | Comments

AT&T increased the Long Term Evolution (LTE) coverage area for the AT&T network and First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) public-safety communications platform by more than 50,000 square miles nationwide, covering an additional 1 million individuals, during 2018. The carrier also deployed band 14 spectrum in more than 500 markets.

January 08, 2019 | Comments

AT&T has completed its procurement for a second carrier-integrated mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT) provider and plans to launch Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)-compliant MCPTT solutions in the second half of the year. The carrier, which operates the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) nationwide public-safety broadband network, declined to name the second MCPTT vendor.

January 07, 2019 | Comments

Former First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) member Ed Reynolds passed away Jan. 1. Reynolds, a founding member of the FirstNet board, was inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame last year.

January 04, 2019 | Comments

The December quarterly Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) meetings in Sorrento, Italy, addressed standards in several areas relevant to mission-critical broadband in three separate plenary group meetings.

December 17, 2018 | Comments

After signing an agreement with AT&T last year, Tillman Infrastructure has built hundreds of new macro cell towers for lease to AT&T. In addition, hundreds of tower builds nationwide are underway, completing on a monthly basis.

December 13, 2018 | Comments

AT&T announced it is working with Cradlepoint to help first responders and businesses prepare for the evolution to 5G technology. Cradlepoint's latest in-office and rugged in-vehicle 5G Evolution routers are available only on the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and AT&T network.

December 13, 2018 | Comments

The acting CEO of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) laid out a new strategy for the organization through 2022 as it moves further into operational mode and the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) gains subscribers and coverage.