AT&T has added a 55-foot aerostat to the company's fleet of deployable network assets built to complement a national broadband communications system for first responders. FirstNet One is designed to facilitate LTE connectivity within a targeted area in tne event of a disaster, Chris Sambar, executive vice president of technology operations at AT&T, wrote in a blog entry posted Tuesday.

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AT&T and the International Association of Fire Fighters have formed an alliance to inform paramedics and firefighters about the FirstNet national public safety broadband network and its role in facilitating communications during emergency response efforts.

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AT&T and Mutualink have entered into an agreement to facilitate communications interoperability for first responders and other public safety personnel. AT&T said Thursday it will add Mutualink’s Interoperable Response and Preparedness Platform to the FirstNet public safety broadband network under the partnership to help users accelerate sharing of data, voice and video across systems.

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AT&T has added more than 50K square miles of LTE coverage area in a move to facilitate communications for nationwide first-responder network subscribers.

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Chris Sambar, a senior vice president at AT&T, has said the company’s efforts to fulfill communications support requests from FirstNet subscribers during 2018 attracted more public safety agencies to adopt the nationwide first-responder network, Urgent Communications reported Friday. He noted the telecommunications firm has resolved 90 requests this year, four to six times higher than the number recorded […] More

AT&T has fielded 72 network assets for first responders who intend to use a national public safety communications network. The company said Thursday FirstNet users can leverage the deployable assets in planned events or emergency operations such as shooter situations and natural disasters, among other things, without connecting to commercial power. Subscribers can also request access […] More

AT&T has partnered with NPPGov to shrink the FirstNet contracting process for public safety entities such as volunteer firefighters, private ambulance companies, hospitals and non-profit organizations. The Dallas, Texas-based firm said Thursday the partnership involves the Public Procurement Authority signing state contracts to allow NPPGov members to adopt FirstNet in their area without going through […] More

At least 1,000 public safety agencies in the U.S. and its territories have adopted a national public safety broadband network set up by AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority through a public-private partnership. Federal agencies, tribal safety agencies, school districts, state patrol agencies, volunteer firefighters and other first responders have used FirstNet to facilitate emergency […] More

AT&T has announced the availability of FirstNet wireless communications service plans designed for career and volunteer first responders who intend to use the national public safety network. The telecommunications company said Tuesday interested FirstNet users can sign up for the service at any of the firm’s more than 5,300 retail stores nationwide or through an online registration portal. […] More

AT&T has introduced a routing technology that uses device location to speed up the transmission of 9-1-1 calls to appropriate centers across the nation in an effort to enhance public safety response. The company said Tuesday the location-based routing has a “Locate Before Route” feature from Intrado to enable the use of GPS and hybrid […] More

The team of AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority has partnered with Sonim to develop portable kits that first responders can use to establish connectivity to a national public safety communications network during emergencies in remote and rural areas. An emergency drop kit for the FirstNet platform will feature four Sonim XP8 devices equipped […] More

Motorola Solutions has introduced a handheld device built to operate with a nationwide public safety communications system AT&T is building for the First Responder Network Authority under a public-private partnership. FirstNet Ready LEX L11 is designed with tools that will work to support communications  in high-noise environments and transmit information to dispatch centers, Motorola said Monday. The company developed the […] More