Numerous mission-critical applications are helping contribute to the response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Both Project 25 (P25) and LTE devices are hosting the public-safety apps. The Montgomery County Hospital District (MCHD) in Texas is using L3Harris radios with P25 and LTE access to remotely assess COVID-19 patients. MCHD created a telehealth solution for the XL-200P dual-mode P25/LTE radios and iPads that use telehealth software called Pulsara.

Catalyst Communications Technology selected Softil’s BEEHD technology to build Catalyst’s IntelliLink Interworking solutions, as well as dispatch consoles for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and other standards-based mission-critical services (MCX) networks around the world.

AT&T announced three months of free wireless service for frontline nurses and physicians nationwide on the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) network.

The FCC enabled AT&T to deploy two cell sites to support wireless service for a medical facility being constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in Milwaukee to care for COVID-19 patients.

AT&T offered a financial update in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said it has a strong cash position, including a strong balance sheet and liquidity.

AT&T announced that individual first responders who sign on to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and pay for their own service can get a $200 activation credit when activating a new FirstNet Ready smartphone on a new FirstNet First Mobile-Responder plan.

The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) is against Long Term Evolution (LTE) interoperability between the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and other commercial carriers, while T-Mobile said such interoperability is essential, according to FCC filings.

Law enforcement officials from around the country emphasized the importance of strong social distancing policies in keeping law enforcement officers healthy and on duty amid the COVID-19 pandemic, during a March 27 webinar hosted by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and FirstNet, built with AT&T.

AT&T announced new developments around the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) including a limited mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) introduction, free smartphones with contracts and the first high-power user equipment (HPUE) certifications.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) unanimously approved changes to the Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) charter. The PSAC was created to advise and guide FirstNet to ensure public safety’s needs are met with the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NSPBN).