FirstNet

Last year the First Responders Network Authority awarded a $6.5 billion contract to AT&T to build out a nationwide LTE network for public safety use. AT&T, which is allowed to …

The First Responders Network Authority and carrier partner AT&T have passed another hurdle in achieving a nationwide public safety broadband network: the deadline for opt-in/opt-out decisions ended with all fifty …

Editors note: This week we’ll take a look back at the 50 stories that drew the highest level of engagement from our RCR Wireless News community. Sprint makes major exec …

Editors note: This week we’ll take a look back at the 50 stories that drew the highest level of engagement from our RCR Wireless News community.  Hans Vestberg on transition …

Making good on its promise to deliver preemption capabilities to First Responder Network Authority customers by the end of the year, AT&T says that it is now offering “ruthless preemption” …

Vermont has already decided to opt in to AT&T’s build-out of a nationwide public safety LTE network, but leaked documents from consultants’ assessments of the First Responders Network Authority plans …

The marketplace is only just beginning to realize how FirstNet it is a new and real growth opportunity for AT&T. What it does not yet understand is it is also …

Governor Sununu says the state will pursue build-out with Rivada Networks New Hampshire has become the first state to opt out of AT&T’s nationwide build-out of a public safety LTE …

Push-to-Talk is on a rebound. Siyata Mobile is filling an important space in the changing wireless industry where there is a growing demand for PTT services. Some users and companies …

FirstNet oversight hearing highlights different perspectives on opt-in/opt-out In a hearing yesterday on Capitol Hill, representatives from multiple states and the First Responders Network Authority were quizzed on topics ranging …

Former governors criticize FirstNet effort; congressional oversight hearing set for next week FORT WORTH, Tex.–Former governors Jeb Bush and Martin O’Malley took to the stage at the Competitive Carriers Association …

  Over the next 6-8 weeks, the governors of all 50 States and territories will have a critical decision to make – what public safety interoperable network solution will be …

24 states have opted in, the rest have until Dec. 28 to decide After a brief delay, the deadline for governors to decide whether to opt in or opt out …

AT&T hopes to use LTE-connected drones to support FirstNet, the nationwide public safety network the carrier is building for the U.S. government. AT&T already uses drones to inspect cell towers …

We all know the frustration that comes with switching from one user interface to another as we move between devices. It takes a second or two to get oriented, but …

Texas is the largest state to join AT&T’s build-out for the First Responders Network Authority public safety LTE network FirstNet has landed its most populous state to date, with Texas …

This is a critical time to ensure state public safety needs are met by FirstNet’s plans for the nationwide public safety broadband Network (NPSBN).  Wireless 20/20 has published a new …

It was a rough week for southeast Texas, as Hurricane Harvey slammed into the coast and dropped an unprecedented amount of water — more than 50 inches, in some places. …

Spectrum sharing looks beyond exclusive-license models for spectrum use Spectrum is a finite resource, and regulators and the wireless industry are always looking for ways to open up additional bands …

As AT&T readies to begin deployment of a nationwide LTE network dedicated to public safety officials, the public-private FirstNet plans continues to see traction at the state level. This week …

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has wrapped up its annual conference and exhibition that tackled issues facing agencies fielding the nation’s 9-1-1 communications operations. Held in Denver, …

The country has gone eclipse-crazy as it gears up for the big event on Monday. Eclipse glasses are sold out everywhere. Airfares to cities within the “path of totality” have …

As state’s continue to opt in to the $46 billion plan for AT&T and governmental partners to build a nationwide LTE network dedicated to public safety communications, Verizon has moved …

Verizon execs talk public safety market at APCO With its win of the $7 billion FirstNet contract, AT&T was been dominating public safety communications news and mind share as states …

John Stephens talks move from hardware to software, FirstNet, spectrum and 5G During the ongoing Oppenheimer Technology, Internet and Communications Conference, John Stephens, AT&T senior executive vice president and chief …