Most commercial smartphones don’t allow users to access the public safety spectrum. (iStockphoto.com) This story was updated Oct. 20 with additional commentary and information on FirstNet-approved LTE ...

One of the 9/11 Commission’s key recommendations in 2004 was that Congress should provide for the expedited and increased assignment of radio spectrum for public safety purposes. It took eight years ...

Public safety personnel across the country continue to turn to FirstNetto advance their routine and emergency responses. Nearly 9,000 public safety agencies and organizations have subscribed to ...

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 ...

A national public safety communications network will receive an $8 billion investment over the next 10 years to expand 5G capabilities and mission-critical services, the First Responder Network ...

In today’s increasingly complex world, the ability of first responders to communicate effectively during emergencies isn’t just desirable, it’s imperative. As President of AT&T Indiana, I’ve witnessed ...

Rep. Kat Cammack joined officials to unveil a new FirstNet tower in Horseshoe Beach, boosting emergency communications for ...

The attacks of 9/11 revealed the incompatible and balkanized state of emergency and public safety communications in America, with police unable to communicate by radio with firefighters. When ...

Government investigators have been asked to probe potential conflicts of interest in a federal board that’s now building out a $7 billion nationwide wireless system for cops and firefighters. One of ...

We’ve all been in a situation where we’ve lost a cell phone connection when we step into an elevator, drive through a tunnel or just hit a remote, flat area of the country where the coverage isn’t ...

Shortly after beginning my career with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the late 1980s, a tragic event occurred that left a lasting impact on countless lives, including mine. The emotional ...

FirstNet, the high-speed wireless broadband communications network built for public safety, will now provide its services to 15 Air Force bases. Under the 21-year deal, the bases will be able to ...