L3Harris Technologies partnered with FirstNet, Built with AT&T to connect the FirstNet network with Florida’s Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) P25 network. The connection between the two networks is made by leveraging L3Harris’ BeOn mobile application.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) launched the Public Safety Immersive Test Center in Boulder, Colorado, to spur the development and deployment of technologies critical to effective public-safety response.

Dereck Orr, the chief of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research Division (PSCR) looks at the research that the division has completed over the last couple of years.

During its quarterly meeting May 4, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) approved reinvestment into the FirstNet network that will help improve indoor coverage for first responders.

The FirstNet network now has about 3.3 million connections across 300,000 subscribers according to AT&T’s first-quarter 2022 financial results.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) announced that CEO Edward Parkinson will be leaving the organization. Deputy CEO Lisa Casias will assume the acting CEO position May 10.

Wrap Technologies appointed former First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) President TJ Kennedy as CEO and Kevin Mullins as president, effective immediately.

The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Plenary e-meetings (electronic meetings) concluded on March 24. The major accomplishment was the completion of 3GPP Release 17 (R17). Initial work began in 2019.

AT&T is working on making its two mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) solutions interoperable, possibly by the end of the year.

Global Medical Response (GMR) selected FirstNet service to support its operations. With this tech advancement, the company can equip first responders across the country with new capabilities and reliable access to critical information while in the field.