The Lookout for Work app is now First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Listed and available via the FirstNet App Catalog.

The Tango Tango app is now First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Certified and available via the FirstNet App Catalog.

AT&T certified Kyocera International’s DuraForce PRO 2 Long Term Evolution (LTE) Android smartphone as FirstNet Ready on the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) network.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) announced plans to develop a road map to enhance the FirstNet network. The board also endorsed a set of principles to guide FirstNet’s financial investments in the network and signed an agreement with a university regarding rural emergency response.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), on behalf of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), is seeking a new board member for a seat that will become vacant in August. Board member Teri Takai’s position expires in August.

Iowa state legislators overruled a local county board decision that would have stopped construction of an AT&T cell tower to be part of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) network in the state.

Telit announced that the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) added Telit’s first embedded Long Term Evolution (LTE) band 14 internet of things (IoT) modules in LTE categories 1 and 4 to its lineup. Telit now has a total of four LTE modules in the FirstNet device ecosystem.

Verizon plans to launch mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) services by the end of 2019 with two carrier-integrated vendors, similar to rival AT&T for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) network.

The FCC deleted certain rules related to the opt-out provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 that have been rendered moot by the passage of time. Specifically, the commission deleted those rules adopted to implement the “opt-out” provisions of the legislation, in light of the fact that no state or territory chose to exercise that option within the statutory timeframe.

Interworking between LMR and Long Term Evolution (LTE) is feasible without the Project 25 (P25) Inter RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI), according to research from Catalyst Communications Technologies following a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant to research interworking.