The First Responder Network Authority Board has approved a resolution to increase network coverage and speed up the transition of the national public safety broadband network to 5G capabilities. The board cleared
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The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration has started the recruitment process for new board members of the First Responder Network Authority by issuing a notice on the Federal Register.
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Renee Gordon, director of the emergency communications center in Alexandria, Virginia, has been appointed vice chair of the First Responder Network Authority board. Gordon has been a member of the FirstNet Authority
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has requested that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and National Security Agency conduct annual cybersecurity audits of the AT&T-operated FirstNet broadband communications platform used by first responders
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Joseph Wassel, former cyberspace operations executive at the Defense Information Systems Agency, has been chosen as CEO of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s First Responder Network Authority. Wassel’s expertise in public
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AT&T announced on Tuesday that the company has participated in the demonstration of the latest 5G-powered technology solutions from the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense (DoD) that can support the
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AT&T announced on Tuesday that the company has been awarded a potential 11-year, $15 million task order from DISA’s Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization to help modernize GuardNet. The task order was
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AT&T’s FirstNet is collaborating with O2X Human Performance in a program that brings health, wellness and resilience training to first responders through a series of workshops across 5 cities in Colorado, Michigan, Arizona, Ohio
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The U.S. Air Force has tapped AT&T to provide its FirstNet broadband communications platform to enhance communications for public safety personnel and first responders at 15 bases across the country, with the possibility for
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The Department of Homeland's Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) has tested AT&T FirstNet's Push-to-Talk standards-based and mission-critical application for first responders in two real-world emergency scenarios across the U.S. The tests
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