firstnet-first-gear-2.gifThe First Responder Network Authority, charged with building a $7 billion nationwide network for responders and now two years old, moved into first gear this week. In fairness ...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) says Congress should consider reauthorizing the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) before 2027 to ensure network continuity. The FirstNet authority ...

Bob Morrow is a senior business development strategist for CDW•G, focused on the insertion of IT solutions into key practice areas within the public safety market. The First Responder Network ...

The attacks of 9/11 revealed the incompatible and balkanized state of emergency and public safety communications in America, with police unable to communicate by radio with firefighters. When ...

The FirstNet initiative was born out of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that showed the need for a unified communications network. The FirstNet initiative was born out of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that ...

Wildland fires continue to burn at all-time highs. From January to July 2021, more than 2.6 million acres were burned nationwide, including the massive, yet-to-be-contained Bootleg Fire in Oregon. In ...

he Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were devastating, and nearly 25 years later, Americans’ hearts still ache. The memory of that day weighs especially heavy on the minds of first responders who ...

CHICO, CA – Rescue 42, in collaboration with AT&T, announced today the launch of the miniCRD™ for FirstNet®, a miniature Compact Rapid Deployable (CRD) system delivering FirstNet connectivity when and ...

Wireless smartphone plans are historically confusing and complicated — and this can be especially true when trying to mix and match different plan types. Take AT&T as an example. Ever since the ...

The FirstNet Authority, in collaboration with its network partner AT&T, has announced an investment initiative aimed at revolutionizing public safety communications. With a $8 billion allocation over ...