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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 official shares details about T-Priority offering, satellite-to-device progress

T-Mobile USA’s T-Priority service for first responders powered by 5G network-slicing technology will include a minimum bitrate for users, and the carrier is “light years ahead” of competitors in offering satellite-direct-to-device services, according to a company official. Mo Katibeh, chief marketing officer for the T-Mobile for Business unit, said that the T-Priority service announced earlier […]

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 […]

APCO, NENA ask Harris, Trump campaigns to push for federal NG911 funding

Leaders of two key 911 organizations—NENA: The 9-1-1 Association and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO)—wrote a joint letter to both leading presidential candidates, seeking support for federal funding to help pay for the technological transition to IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911). NENA CEO Brian Fontes and APCO CEO and Executive Director Mel Maier signed […]

AST SpaceMobile puts first five commercial LEO satellites into orbit for direct-to-device service

Satellite-direct-to-device provider AST SpaceMobile today launched its first five Bluebird low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites to mark the beginning of its constellation that is designed to deliver global 4G/5G broadband services to unmodified devices in partnership with some of the world’s largest cellular carriers. AST SpaceMobile CEO Abel Avellan said the launch of the five Bluebird satellites […]
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