The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi, known as Meskwaki Nation, is the only federally recognized tribe in Iowa. The Meskwaki Police Department uses FirstNet for reliable connectivity across the reservation.
FirstNet coverage helps tribal police officers communicate during everyday operations and planned events in the community, including the annual Powwow. 

Episode 84: FirstNet brings reliable coverage to Meskwaki Nation and tribal lands in Iowa

Cory Davis, vice president of Verizon Frontline, discusses some of the critical-communications capabilities the carrier showcased earlier this month at the Interop 2024 event conducted earlier this month at Texas A&M University's Disaster City facility. In addition to a wide range of deployable solutions, Verizon Frontline partnered with Qualcomm to demonstrate 5G Sidelink, the 3GPP standard that enables device-to-device communications when a terrestrial cellular network is unavailable.

Verizon Frontline: Cory Davis talks about carrier's solutions at Interop 2024 exercise

Lt. Col. Marcos Rogers of the Mississippi Army National Guard joins Verizon Frontline's Mark Paff (senior director, business continuity and event management) and Earl Struble, associate director for the Crisis Response Team-South Region) to discuss the recent PATRIOT 24 exercise that is designed to simulate the rapid-recovery efforts that need to be executed during the aftermath of natural disasters. During the six-day training event in Hattiesburg, Miss., the National Guard and Verizon Frontline worked in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) coordinating responses to multiple crisis scenarios, including a Category 4 hurricane damaging hospital communications and a tornado causing a nuclear-radiation release.

Verizon Frontline: Experts discuss Mississippi exercise with National Guard

Fred Scalera, AT&T's director of government program management for FirstNet, highlights the permanent infrastructure and deployable assets that AT&T has put in place to support both first-responder and audience communications during this weekend's Super Bowl in Los Angeles. During its two-year preparation for the event, AT&T has invested $2.7 billion to improve coverage and capacity in the area, including additional support for FirstNet and 5G services.

FirstNet, built by AT&T: Fred Scalera talks public-safety-communications efforts for Super Bowl

Cory Davis, director of Verizon Response and public-safety operations, outlines the company's  efforts to provide appropriate communications for the massive amount of data traffic associated with Sunday's Super Bowl on Sunday. Verizon has invested $119 million in fiber, cell sites and other infrastructure--almost all of which will remain at the site to support future events--as part of its initiative to ensure that attendees, staff and first responders can access high-speed 5G and other reliable broadband.

Verizon: Cory Davis discusses carrier's $119 million communications investment to support Super Bowl

Edward Parkinson was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the FirstNet Authority on March 12, 2020. One hundred days into the job, he reflects back on the creation of the FirstNet Authority and how far the organization has come, including recent investments that will prepare the network for the future.

07/09/2020

Episode 38: 100 days as CEO: Ed Parkinson on the FirstNet Authority’s past, present, and future

The Office of Unified Communications (OUC) in Washington D.C. is responsible for 9-1-1 and 3-1-1 calls in the nation’s capital, as well as dispatch services and radio communications for D.C. first responders. The OUC handles nearly 3.5 million emergency and non-emergency calls each year. When the pandemic hit, the OUC turned to FirstNet MiFis to support remote telework for 3-1-1 and non-emergency 9-1-1 call takers, keeping staff safe while answering the call for D.C. residents and visitors.

08/27/2020

Episode 41: FirstNet: Keeping a DC Call Center Connected During the Pandemic

The Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System (ISICS) Board, led by Board Chair Tom Lampe, was formed in 2007 to create and manage the statewide land mobile radio system known as ISICS. Coupled with the buildout of FirstNet, ISICS has given first responders across Iowa’s 99 counties access to reliable, redundant communications. The LMR and LTE systems have played critical roles in day-to-day response as well as major incidents, including the 2020 derecho storms and a recent missing children’s case.

12/11/2020

Episode 45: FirstNet and LMR: Bringing connectivity to first responders in Iowa’s 99 counties

When heavy rain caused two dams to breach in Midland, Michigan, over 10,000 residents were forced to evacuate their homes. The Midland Fire Department requested statewide assistance, and the Oakland Communications Support Team answered the call. Using a FirstNet deployable and devices, first responders were able to access forms, maps, and other key information as they conducted damage assessment and cleanup.

17/12/2020

Episode 46: After the Flood – FirstNet Supports Michigan Responders

The “Public Safety First” podcast gives first responders and other public safety professionals a front-row seat and invites them to join the discussion about FirstNet, America’s first nationwide wireless broadband network dedicated to public safety. Hosted by Dave Buchanan, Director of the First Responder Network Authority’s Advocacy Team, the podcast features first responders, industry leaders, experts in the field, and others in the public safety technology ecosystem.

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