Homeland Security Today

House Passes FirstNet Reauthorization as FOP Disputes Claims of Limited Engagement

One day after the House of Representatives passed legislation reauthorizing the First Responder Network Authority by voice ...
Government Technology

FirstNet Appoints Former Police Captain as CEO

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) board announced on Aug. 17 another restructuring of its senior management. The positions of CEO and president were formed, with former police captain ...
Nasdaq

Baltimore Police Department, Largest Public Safety Agency in Maryland Using FirstNet®, Transforms Public Safety Communications

Baltimore PD Along with 15,000 Other Public Safety Agencies Across the U.S. on FirstNet, Uses New Technologies to Expand Their Capabilities to Better Serve, Protect and Defend Baltimore Residents ...
The Intercept

A New Broadband Network Is Pitching Surveillance Enhancements to Cops Across the Country

The latest technologies promise cops the ability to whip out a smartphone, take a snapshot of a passerby, and instantly learn if that person is in an immigration or gang database. A federal broadband ...
Hazleton Standard Speaker

FirstNet provides cell service for local first responders

BUTLER TWP. — David Kerr was describing cellular service reserved for first responders when he was interrupted by a fire truck leaving the station of Valley Regional Fire and Rescue. “They’re using ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

Port St. Lucie police strengthen communication abilities with FirstNet

PORT ST. LUCIE — Police will have better communication capabilities by becoming part of FirstNet, while also realizing an annual cost savings through AT&T, officials said Tuesday. “Communication is ...
The Washington Post

FirstNet, broadband network to enable police and fire responders to talk to each other, ready to launch

At a recent national gathering of police commanders and telecommunications executives, one executive lamented: “What company sends its employees into the field without a smartphone? Cops do. They give ...
The Atlantic

The $47 Billion Network That’s Already Obsolete

The prize for the most wasteful post-9/11 initiative arguably should go to FirstNet—a whole new agency set up to provide a telecommunications system exclusively for firefighters, police, and other ...
The Washington Post

FirstNet launches, giving police and firefighters a dedicated wireless network and infinite possibilities

Though it’s not a renowned high-tech hub, Brazos County, Tex., has become the showroom for what technology can do for police officers, paramedics and firefighters nationwide, through the newly created ...
Officer

What is FirstNet? What Do You Need to Connect?

With 1,500 public safety agencies (and rising) adopting FirstNet, it's understandable for there to be questions regarding the relatively new concept. I wrote to AT&T with in hopes they'd help clarify ...
Officer

Almost Reality

First responders have been dreaming about their promised network for years. Then in March, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) selected AT&T to build the Nationwide Public Safety ...