FirstNet

FirstNet subscribers also boosting AT&T service revenues As it expands the reach of its gigabit LTE (5G Evolution) offering and turns up standards-based 5G beginning later this year, AT&T will …

AT&T spending more than $40 billion on FirstNet build During the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO) show in Las Vegas, several companies have announced that they have received FirstNet …

  Commscope also highlighted the firm is well-positioned to capture business opportunities in the 5G field Commscope expects to see future benefits from partnerships with large North American customers despite …

AT&T taking ‘one-touch, one-tower’ approach to FirstNet build In providing a second quarter update on the carrier’s financial performance, AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan provided an update on the FirstNet …

Agencies across the U.S. are preparing for the nation’s first cellular broadband network dedicated to public safety. This network will provide more reliable communication for first responders, enabling better device …

AT&T has activated FirstNet spectrum at some 2,500 sites As the carrier activates the FirstNet LTE network dedicated for use by first responders, while simultaneously augmenting its own consumer-facing network …

The First Responder Network was created to provide a nationwide, prioritized communication network for first responders and public health and safety agencies. This initiative creates a significant business opportunities for …

ETSI plugtest event was the first to test mission-critical data, video interoperability More than 2,000 tests of LTE mission critical push-to-talk, MC data and MC video at a Texas plugtest …

AT&T expands FirstNet distribution channels AT&T continues to expand FirstNet’s retail presence, with the launch of a new dealer program aimed at expanding the distribution channels and increase adoption among …

The maturity of LTE is increasingly enabling commercial mobile network operators to offer mission-critical, rather than best-effort, infrastructure and services, according to Patrik Ringqvist, principal solutions architect for Ericsson North …

Public Safety Standards Alliance says it complements standards work A new public safety communications organization says that it seeks to help vendors, carriers and public safety communications users agree on …

The PSTA, the recently formed public safety open standards group, adds Verizon to its list of members. Verizon announced on Monday that it supports the newly formed Public Safety Technology …

Able to fly in tough conditions, AT&T’s all-weather Flying COW drone will help first responders, FirstNet. AT&T has designed an all-weather drone to keep its wireless network “flying” in a …

Last December, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in northern Virginia used a drone to help search for a 92-year-old hunter who had gotten stranded overnight in the woods. Within 20 …

What is MCPTT over LTE? Mission-critical push-to-talk over LTE, or MCPTT over LTE, is an LTE feature that was first introduced in Release 13 in 2016 as the Third Generation …

FirstNet build also supports growth in consumer market Using its deployment of FirstNet to provide a dedicated, nationwide network to first responders, AT&T can reach deeper into rural consumer markets …

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In a lofty shared workspace in San Francisco, more than 200 developers and public safety officials recently gathered to work on developing new applications first responders. It was the first …

Competition for public safety customers continues to heat up, with AT&T launching its network core for the First Responders Network Authority — and Verizon responding with the general availability of …

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ORLANDO, Fla.–The battle over public safety wireless customers has been joined. At this year’s International Wireless Communications Expo, Verizon defended its position as the market leader in providing service to …

AT&T plans to add Band 14 to one-third of its cell sites this year ORLANDO, Fla.–One year into the public-private partnership between AT&T and the First Responders Network Authority, the …

In a keynote presentation this week at the Deutsche Bank 2018 Media, Telecom and Business Services Conference, AT&T SVP and CFO John Stephens likened the carrier’s build out of FirstNet …

ORLANDO, Fla.–FirstNet CEO Mike Poth missed last year’s International Wireless Communications Expo because the First Responders Network Authority’s 25-year contract with AT&T for a national public safety broadband network was …

Expects AT&T merger with Time Warner to be ‘litigated in court’ In a Jan. 31 conference call, AT&T President and CEO Randall Stephenson, highlighting Q4 2017 financial results, provided color …