WATCH: AT&T’s Stacy Schwartz Talks FirstNet’s Purpose During COVID-19 and Beyond
Senior reporter Amanda Ziadeh is joined by Stacy Schwartz, vice president of federal public safety and FirstNet for AT&T Global Public Sector, who discusses the background and progression of FirstNet and how it has been helpful to public safety agencies and the nation during the pandemic. Read the Q&A with Schwartz below, where she expands
AT&T to Tackle FirstNet Upgrades for HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General has chosen AT&T to transform and modernize its network. The upgrades will provide wireless access to FirstNet, the nationwide, wireless first responders communications platform. AT&T will deliver to HHS OIG a fully managed Software Defined Wide Area Network service, allowing improved visibility into routing,
AT&T Adds PrestoTech to FirstNet Dealer Program
PrestoTech Solutions has joined AT&T’s FirstNet Dealer Program, which allows the company to sell First Responder Network Authority services to public-safety customers. “The FirstNet Dealer Program provides another avenue to get first responders the solutions they need to keep their communities safe,” said Mike Rice, vice president of mobility solutions for PrestoTech. “We’re proud to
Department of the Navy Turns to AT&T’s FirstNet Platform
The Department of the Navy plans to adopt the FirstNet public safety communications platform AT&T is helping build through a partnership with the First Responder Network Authority. FirstNet is a nationwide high-speed wireless broadband network specifically for first responders and the public safety community, intended to be reliable, highly secure and interoperable so information flows quickly
AT&T Selected to Build and Manage First Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network for First Responders
AT&T has been selected by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) to build and manage the first broadband network dedicated to America’s police, firefighters and emergency medical services (EMS). The FirstNet network will cover all 50 states, 5 U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, including rural communities and tribal lands in those states and
2014 Market Outlook: Randy Fuerst of Oceus Networks Expects Mobility to Dominate Coming Landscape
2014 – WashingtonExec Annual Market Outlook Series As we turn the page on 2013, we look forward to a new year and new opportunities for innovation and growth in the government contracting community. This past year we experienced budget sequestration, a 16-day-long government shutdown, and a perpetually increasing focus on cyber security and healthcare IT.
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