NTIA/FirstNet

AT&T FirstNet buckles down as Hurricane Helene hits the east coast

As Hurricane Helene barrels up the east coast, AT&T’s FirstNet Response Operations Group (ROG) and Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) team are following and tracking the hurricane to support first responders with network connectivity and emergency resources. The First Responders Network Authority (FirstNet) is a US government agency focused on delivering a nationwide wireless network to public-safety agencies, including police and firefighters. […]

T-Mobile dedicates 5G network slice to first responders

T-Mobile is launching “T-Priority,” a network slice for first responders supported by T-Mobile’s 5G standalone core network. The other two major US wireless carriers have their own existing services prioritizing first responder connectivity – Verizon Frontline and AT&T’s FirstNet. In 2023, Verizon said it had around 5.1 million public safety connections across more than 30,000 public safety […]

T-Mobile unveils first-responder prioritization powered by 5G network slicing

T-Mobile yesterday announced T-Priority, an offering designed to prioritize first-responder communications by leveraging the carrier’s 5G standalone core and network slicing technology, and the City of New York as a significant new “anchor” user of the service. T-Mobile Business Group President Callie Field compared the T-Priority service to the priority and preemption many public-safety users […]

AT&T official updates satellite-direct-to-device progress, challenges

Satellite-direct-to-device technology can work and potentially will be “revolutionary” for public-safety communications, but several questions still need to be answered through testing that will be conducted next year and into the future, according to a member of AT&T’s FirstNet team. Mohammad Baig, AT&T’s lead market development manager for FirstNet, said the satellite-direct-to-device technology could solve […]
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