In only 6 years since the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) partnered with AT&T to deliver America’s public safety network, more agencies – think fire, law enforcement and EMS – ...

(TNS) — The federal government has invested billions of dollars in a national public safety communications network known as FirstNet, but that didn’t prevent disruptions to the emergency response ...

As a public institution, the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) operates its own police department and Office of Emergency Management. Those have their own public safety functions within the ...

A woman walks by an AT&T logo at AT&T Discovery District in downtown Dallas,Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Dallas. Chitose Suzuki / Staff Photographer The federal government has invested billions of ...

Decision makers, in the aftermath of a catastrophe, often feel obliged to put pen to paper in order to help ensure that the same thing does not happen twice. This urge to heed the battle cry of “Do ...

As former Homeland Security Commissioners, law enforcement officers, and fire service officials, we know why it matters for first responders to have access to the most advanced and reliable ...

During and after the bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon, a massive influx of calls and texts caused major communications challenges for public safety. First responders had a hard time connecting and ...

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Stephen Devine, the Lead Market Development Manager for FirstNet, speaks with Paul Peluso, an editor with Officer Media Group, about how mission critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) is modernizing public ...

AT&T has launched 1,000 new cell sites with public safety’s Band 14 spectrum to further expand connectivity on FirstNet, Built with AT&T, the nation’s only network built with and for America’s first ...

Brad is a contributor to StateTech. He’s covered technology since 1991, when he first got his start in the industry. Recently, a bomb threat in rural Stephenson County, Ill., 120 miles northwest of ...