FirstNet Authority

FirstNet budget passes with more than $500 million for network improvements Now that the initial build-out of the FirstNet network has been completed, the First Responders Network Authority is turning its attention to continuing upgrades and coverage expansion. Yesterday, the …

The ‘next phase’ of the FirstNet network focuses on 5G and coverage expansion Having completed the initial deployment of the FirstNet network for first responders, AT&T and the First Responders Network Authority today announced that they expect to invest $8 …

FirstNet’s spectrum use has been reauthorized, but Congress must act to extend its statutory authority A Federal Communications Commission bureau has reauthorized Firstnet’s use of its Band 14 700 MHz spectrum, while a pending bill in the U.S. House of …

Joseph Wassel is a longtime DoD executive technologist with a focus on communications A Department of Defense senior executive who founded and chaired DoD’s global working group on public safety communications has been named as the new executive director/CEO of …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy …

The FirstNet Authority Board has voted to use network reinvestment funds to expand coverage indoors, in a move that will allow its network partner, AT&T, to offer an indoor coverage extension service to FirstNet customers. FirstNet said that the approved …

AT&T says that its “aggressive” expansion of Band 14 coverage is more than 95% complete The number of public safety and first responder connections on the AT&T-FirstNet network has passed 2.8 million, AT&T reported, with more than 18,500 agencies and …

The First Responders Network Authority board has set its budget for the coming fiscal year, which includes $94 million in network reinvestments. The board approved a $253 million budget for fiscal year 2022, allocating $79.3 million for the authority’s operating …

The FirstNet Authority has made “significant progress” toward fulfilling its mandate to oversee and manage the build-out and operations of a nationwide cellular network for first responders, according to the authority’s latest annual report to Congress. The FirstNet Authority is …

AT&T-FirstNet is now offering first responders vertical location capabilities in more than 100 markets, ahead of an April 2021 FCC deadline for having the technology in place to support 911 callers on mobile devices. The z-axis location information is one …

A new advocacy group is calling for additional spectrum to be assigned to the FirstNet Authority for exclusive use public safety, saying that the spectrum could eventually help support public safety use of 5G. In a discussion as part of …

FirstNet-AT&T has helped connect ambulances providing mutual aid for areas hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, provided connectivity for coronavirus testing facilities and is being creatively integrated into telehealth solutions, according to Ed Parkinson, CEO of the FirstNet Authority. Parkinson, speaking …

FirstNet board votes to direct $218 million in network reinvestments The First Responders Network Authority board has approved $218 million in network investment to support 5G and additional deployables for first responders using the FirstNet-AT&T network. The FirstNet Authority said …

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — The First Responders Network Authority will be receiving about $18 billion in payments from AT&T over the 25-year-term of its contract to build out and operate the nationwide FirstNet network for public safety. An estimated $16 billion …