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AT&T, Mutualink Forge Public Safety Comms Interoperability Partnership; Chris Sambar Quoted
AT&T and Mutualink have entered into an agreement to facilitate communications interoperability for first responders and other public safety personnel. AT&T said Thursday it will add Mutualink’s Interoperable Response and Preparedness Platform to the FirstNet public safety broadband network under the partnership to help users accelerate sharing of data, voice and video across systems.
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in News
AT&T Passes 50% FirstNet Buildout Completion Mark
AT&T has completed 53 percent of buildout efforts for the nationwide public safety broadband service as of the end of the first quarter, Urgent Communications reported Thursday.
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Mike Leff: AT&T to Help Department of Navy Transition to FirstNet Public Safety Broadband Network
The Department of the Navy has agreed to deploy a national public safety broadband network from AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority across Navy and Marine Corps installations in the U.S., Seeking Alpha reported Monday. “We are honored to help the Department of the Navy transition to the FirstNet public safety communications platform,†said Mike Leff, vice president for defense at AT&T’s public sector business.
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Xavier Williams, President of AT&T’s Public Sector and Wholesale Solutions, Named to 2019 Wash100 for Leading Growth in Emerging Technology & Culture
Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Xavier Williams, president of AT&T’s public sector and wholesale solutions, as an inductee into the 2019 edition of Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena — for leading AT&T’s culture, advancing technology modernization and helping to grow the company. This marks Williams’ second consecutive Wash100 award.Â
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in C4ISR News, News
Orion Labs-Made Voice Comms App Gets FirstNet Certification
Orion Labs‘ mobile voice communication platform has been certified under the First Responder Network Authority and is now featured under the FirstNet App Catalog. The company said Wednesday its Orion Push to Talk iOS 5.2.8 app is geared to simplify communications between public safety agents across organizations. The app is now authorized for use with […] More
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in Industry News, News
AT&T Completes One-Third of FirstNet Capacity Increase Effort; Randall Stephenson Comments
AT&T has finished one-third of its project to deploy a 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum to support the First Responder Network Authority, UrgentComm.com reported Wednesday. The company expects the effort to result in a 50 percent capacity increase for FirstNet by the end of 2019 ahead of a transition to a 5G network. AT&T CEO […] More
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in Featured, General, General News, Mobility, News
AT&T Gets VA Mobile Services Support Contract; Rob Dapkiewicz Quoted
AT&T has received a potential five-year contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide wireless communications services for VA’s more than 34K mobile devices nationwide. The company said Monday the contract covers Wi-Fi, tethering, air cards and hotspot services; data and voice services through the company’s 4G LTE network; mobile devices; and customer support. […] More
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in Industry News, News
Maryland Celebrates Anniversary of FirstNet Subscription With FirstNet Authority, AT&T
State and county officials in Maryland and representatives from the First Responder Network Authority and AT&T have organized an event to mark the state’s first anniversary of subscribing to the FirstNet platform. AT&T said Thursday the event recalls Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s approval of the adoption of the FirstNet network platform in the state in […] More