FirstNet Approves $82 Million Budget for 2020
The budget will focus on supporting public safety engagement, continued oversight of the deployment of the nationwide public safety broadband network, and future investments in the network. Keep Reading
FirstNet Authority Releases Public Safety-Driven Roadmap for Future of Network
The FirstNet Authority Roadmap will serve as a common reference point and is organized around six domains representing technologies and capabilities that are vital to public safety operations now and in the future. Keep Reading
AT&T Welcomes PrestoTech to the FirstNet Dealer Program
PrestoTech Solutions has joined AT&T's FirstNet Dealer Program, through the AT&T Alliance Channel. As a FirstNet dealer, PrestoTech can now sell FirstNet services to eligible current and future public safety customers. Keep Reading
Emergency Communications Pilots Planned Following TechFest at Google
The TechFest was designed to encourage nationwide efforts to improve technologies in support of public safety communications and response, particularly for people with limited English proficiency. The event included participation from technologists, public safety leaders, language service providers, and trade associations. Keep Reading
GAO Wants T-Band Use Extended After Finding ‘Significant Challenges’ in Relocating Public Safety Communications
In three of the four metropolitan areas examined in the review, officials had not found a T-Band alternative. Keep Reading
New Verizon 5G Lab Intends to Drive Development of 5G Use Cases for Public Safety
Each three-month cohort will give five first responder technology developers access to the lab and its 5G network, and also the opportunity to collaborate with Verizon and Responder Corp. Keep Reading
