The FirstNet Authority has made "significant progress" toward fulfilling its mandate to oversee and manage the build-out and operations of a nationwide cellular network for first responders, according to the authority's latest annual report to Congress.
The FirstNet Authority is an independent entity that...
The global pandemic, severe wildfire and one of the most active hurricane seasons on record have meant that 2020 "has proved to be an exceptional test year" for the FirstNet network, according to the most recent iteration of Ericsson's Mobility Report (pdf). The report...
AT&T and Cisco have signed a new, multi-year agreement that expands their collaboration around enterprise IoT device management, with an AT&T Control Center powered by Cisco offering that they say enables "near real-time visibility" of all devices on a business' network.
The two companies already...
The U.S. Army's public safety personnel will use AT&T-FirstNet services at 72 bases around the lower 48 states, plus Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
AT&T-FirstNet said it will be delivering delivering nearly 3,200 FirstNet service lines for the Army's firefighters, military police and security personnel,...
Public safety users “have had a hunger for data for a very long time, all the way back to our 1G and 2G days,” said Nick Nilan, director of product development for the public sector at Verizon. That use has evolved over time, and...
The public safety community is relying more frequently on advanced technology that requires a network connection. Unmanned aerial and terrestrial vehicles, IoT devices, and smart cameras are just a few of the potentially life-saving use cases, according to Victor Mejia, product manager at Nextivity....
The First Responders Network Authority board has a new chair: Robert Tipton "Tip" Osterthaler was nominated to the position today by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
Osterthaler is a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general and former CEO of satellite services provider SES Government Solutions. He...
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FirstNet opt-ins begin...
Execs aiming for nationwide 5G coverage this summer
Between the FirstNet build out, low-band 5G expansion and limited introduction of dynamic spectrum sharing, AT&T's network team has been busy this year. By the latest count, some form of 5G, either using millimeter wave spectrum or...
FirstNet board votes to direct $218 million in network reinvestments
The First Responders Network Authority board has approved $218 million in network investment to support 5G and additional deployables for first responders using the FirstNet-AT&T network.
The FirstNet Authority said that the funds will support "initial...
Goal is to time broad 5G availability with 5G iPhone availability
Speaking May 12 at the MoffettNathanson Media and Communications Summit, AT&T SVP and CFO John Stephens acknowledged that COVID-19's impact on the economy has changed the calculus related to 5G device purchases. But, he...
Wireless is a critically important industry to our economy and society. And it is becoming even stronger and more important thanks to COVID-19. Certain industries will take a while to recover. Other industries are key during this crisis and going forward. Let’s take a...
As the U.S. Navy sends its two massive medical ships to New York City and Los Angeles to provide additional hospital beds and free up local resources to treat COVID-10 patients, FirstNet-AT&T is boosting its coverage in both locations in support of the ships'...
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T-Mobile US kills...
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Verizon launches its...
AT&T’s low-band 5G coverage now includes 58 markets
AT&T has added 13 markets to its low-band 5G coverage map. Not to be confused with the 13 cities the operator announced on February 5th or the 13 on February 11th, these are a brand new 13,...
The AT&T 5G service will cover 40,000 Air Force personnel, family members and retirees
AT&T has been selected to provide 5G and FirstNet services to the Nellis Air Force Base in southern Nevada, which reportedly covers more than 14,000 acres and is one of the biggest employers in...
ATLANTA, IWCE the leading annual event for critical communications technology professionals, unveiled its full program for its 44th annual conference to be held at the Las Vegas Conference Center, March 30th to April, 3rd 2020. To register to attend click here.
Organizers expect more than...
One of the first things anyone responding to a crisis will do – whether it’s a FirstNet subscriber, emergency responder, or private individual observing or personally involved in an emergency situation – is reach for their cell phone.
The stress of the situation only escalates...
AT&T says Band 14 build-out is more than 75% complete
AT&T-FirstNet is now serving more than a million connections, with more than 10,000 public safety agencies and organization subscribed to the service, AT&T reported.
The carrier said that its build out of Band 14 700 MHz...
As AT&T continues to ramp up its build-out of the First Responders Network Authority’s Band 14 spectrum, adding that beachfront 700 MHz spectrum to existing systems poses some deployment challenges.
The FirstNet build-out is happening rapidly. AT&T says that it has deployed Band 14 spectrum...
Public safety agencies are increasingly relying on the use of cellular devices and mobile broadband to augment their land mobile radio voice networks. Carriers who have previously focused primarily on the consumer and enterprise market are giving this segment new attention, from AT&T's contract...
AT&T executives said on the company's results call that they have largely delivered on the efforts to re-shape the company's financial position and pay down debt. The company missed Wall Street's expectations on revenues, but investors sent the stock rising after it reported its...
The First Responders Authority will be receiving about $18 billion in payments from AT&T over the 25-year-term of the FirstNet contract. An estimated $16 billion of that is expected to be reinvested in the network, as is required under the law which established FirstNet....
