Eric Wicklund | mHealthIntelligence.com | September 10, 2018
Acadian Ambulance will be one of the first EMS providers to use FirstNet, a national broadband network designed to ensure mHealth connectivity for first responders.
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AT&T’s service for first responders sees strong demand as effort ramps up
Brian Womack | Dallas Business Journal | August 23, 2018
Dallas-based AT&T (NYSE: T) last year was selected by what’s called FirstNet to build and manage America’s first nationwide public safety broadband network dedicated to firefighters, police officers and others in public safety who are called up on during emergencies.
FirstNet launches ‘Public Safety First’ podcast
Police News | August 13, 2018
FirstNet launched a podcast that highlights first responders and discusses how FirstNet works in the field.
FirstNet brings internet to tribal police
Before becoming the first tribal community to implement FirstNet, officers at the Oglala Sioux Police Department in South Dakota had to go to police substations situated in towns throughout their 4,500-square-mile patrol area to file reports or connect to the internet.
Nationwide FirstNet build and validation well underway, AT&T says
Sean Kinney | RCR Wireless News | July 23, 2018
As the carrier activates the FirstNet LTE network dedicated for use by first responders, while simultaneously augmenting its own consumer-facing network capabilities, AT&T reports Band 14 support has been added to around 2,500 wireless sites around the country.
FirstNet bolsters communications for Boston Marathon first responders
Michael Varney | EMS1.com | July 11, 2018
Enter FirstNet, the first nationwide broadband wireless network dedicated to public safety. The network is operational in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and five territories.
FirstNet Launches Dealer Program, Making it Even Easier for Public Safety Agencies to Access Their Network
KSLA | June 27, 2018
FirstNet is making it even easier for the public safety community to access their network with the launch of the FirstNet Dealer Program.
FirstNet Momentum: More Than 1000 Public Safety Agencies Subscribed
Markets Insider | June 22, 2018
More than 1,000 public safety agencies across 52 states and territories have joined FirstNet, nearly doubling the network’s adoption since April.
FirstNet Becomes Locally Available to First Responders, Opens Doors to 5,300+ AT&T Retail Locations Nationwide
PR Newswire (press release) | June 11, 2018
The doors to more than 5,300 AT&T* retail stores across the country are now open to verified1 first responders interested in signing themselves up for FirstNet service. This makes the groundbreaking technology locally available to first responders.
FirstNet Chair Sue Swenson Delivers Keynote at the 2018 PSCR Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting
JEMS.com | June 8, 2018
We have spent so many years talking about what seemed to be the elusive nationwide public safety broadband network. It is thrilling this year that FirstNet is finally here and first responders are using its capability with great satisfaction.