Redstone’s Deputy Fire Chief Robert Simmons received the FirstNet Patriot award June 26, for his commitment to making the installation safer. FirstNet is a broadband network that ensures first ...

Iowa 911 Program Manager Blake DeRouchey says that new connectivity of Iowa PSAPs to a backup FirstNet connection has provided a “great leap in reliability from just a couple of years ago,” even on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) As former senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, we sparred on many policy ...

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 – ...

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 ...

A critical step toward moving on procurement to complete the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network as soon as possible was announced Tuesday by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).

As Congress considers the reauthorization of FirstNet (a wireless network exclusively for first responders), public safety associations are lining up in support while competitors for the contract are ...

Redstone Arsenal, Ala. -- The Army marked the start of a partnership that will provide a dedicated communication network to first responders, every day and in every emergency. Lt. Gen. Donnie Walker, ...

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 ...

AT&T is adding 5G to its public sector FirstNet network as well as tower-to-core network encryption. The telecom giant said Thursday that it has upgraded its FirstNet network to deliver 5G service for ...