![]() Only devices that pass these tests are certified and approved as FirstNet Ready. To help make sure devices meet first responders’ needs, they are subject to hundreds of tests that cover many key capabilities, from security and durability to network impacts. Its features make it suited for use by first responders across all public safety disciplines. This field-ready device is purpose-built, equipped with push-to-talk capability, and highly secure. The first device to launch is the Samsung Galaxy XCover FieldPro. We’re building a broad ecosystem of devices, apps and accessories that will support FirstNet PTT and drive further innovation, choice and flexibility for public safety. FirstNet PTT will also deliver new features that allow first responders to better react to changing events. We tested the FirstNet PTT solution with public safety agencies across the country, including the Cranford Police Department in New Jersey.Ĭurrently available in a controlled introduction, FirstNet PTT is designed to enable public safety to use their smartphones, feature phones, and specialized ultra-rugged devices like they would use a two-way radio, with highly reliable, high-performance calling. 3ĭeveloped from the ground up specifically for and with public safety, FirstNet Push-to-Talk (PTT) is the first-ever nationwide mission-critical standards-based push-to-talk solution to launch in the U.S. This means first responders across agencies of all sizes will have affordable access to the fastest overall nationwide network experience. 2 Starting April 1, individual first responders who sign-on to FirstNet and pay for their own service can get a $200 activation credit when activating a new FirstNet Ready smartphone on a new FirstNet First Mobile-Responder plan. $200 activation credit for FirstNet subscribers.Agencies can view confirmed cases in relation to their jurisdiction and couple this insight with the FirstNet Esri-embedded network status map – that now includes hospital and trauma levels – for better situational awareness. Expanded mapping visibility. Through Local Control, the primary service portal for agencies using FirstNet, public safety administrators now have easy access to the interactive coronavirus disease (COVID-19) dashboard created by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.In addition to public safety agencies having free smartphones for life, to support FirstNet subscribers responding to the coronavirus, first responders can also benefit from: As we continue for the next 20+ years to operate, maintain and evolve FirstNet, public safety can confidently turn to this dedicated platform and the entire FirstNet ecosystem to help them effectively respond to their critical missions – from service with always-on, 24 hours-a-day priority and preemption, unique spectrum, FirstNet Ready devices, highly secure apps, dedicated network deployables and more. population, we provide subscribers with the innovative, mission-focused tools, technologies and features they can’t get anywhere else. Two years ago, we brought public safety’s specialized communications platform to life with the launch of the FirstNet dedicated network core. As we detailed last week, this is exactly the type of crisis that public safety designed FirstNet for. While commercial wireless offerings are available to public safety, FirstNet continues to grow because its public safety features stand above other wireless networks built for commercial use. ![]() The COVID-19 health crisis illustrates precisely why public safety fought for the creation of FirstNet, the only nationwide high-speed broadband communications platform dedicated to and purpose-built for America’s first responders.
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