{"id":440841,"date":"2021-02-22T09:33:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T14:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=440841"},"modified":"2021-02-22T09:33:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T14:33:21","slug":"expanding-to-serve-firstnet-surpasses-2-71-million-square-miles-supporting-more-than-2-million-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/expanding-to-serve-firstnet-surpasses-2-71-million-square-miles-supporting-more-than-2-million-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanding to Serve: FirstNet Surpasses 2.71 Million Square Miles Supporting More Than 2 Million Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Added Nearly 100,000 Square Miles in 2020, Helps Narrow Rural Digital Divide; Los Angeles Police Department and Cambridge Public Safety Agencies Sign Up for America’s Public Safety Network<\/h2>\n

PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n DALLAS<\/span>, Feb. 22, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0What’s the news?<\/b>\u00a0FirstNet<\/a>\u00ae, America’s public safety network, now covers more than 2.71 million square miles<\/b>. As public safety’s network partner, AT&T<\/a>* has moved quickly to bring more coverage, boost capacity and drive new capabilities for first responders and the communities they serve \u2013 rural, urban and tribal. In 2020, we added nearly 100,000 square miles to the FirstNet coverage footprint (that’s like covering the entire state of Oregon<\/span>).<\/p>\n

Today, more than 15,000 agencies and organizations \u2013 accounting for more than 2 million connections<\/b> nationwide \u2013 have subscribed to FirstNet. As FirstNet grows, more public safety agencies are turning to their<\/i> network. Recent agencies to sign on to FirstNet include Los Angeles<\/span> Police Department<\/b>, the third-largest municipal police department in the United States<\/span>, which is connecting thousands of law enforcement officers and emergency personnel with FirstNet for the priority communications they require; and the City of Cambridge<\/span><\/b>, part of the Boston<\/span> metropolitan area, will equip its police, fire, EMS and other first responders with FirstNet, giving them the superior coverage for day-to-day response and life-saving missions.<\/p>\n

\n Why is this important? <\/b>FirstNet already covers more than 99% of the U.S. population<\/b> today. But we aren’t stopping there. FirstNet is built for all public safety. That means every<\/u> first responder \u2013 career or volunteer; federal, tribal, state or local; urban, suburban or rural. We’re actively extending the nationwide reach of FirstNet to give agencies large and small the reliable, unthrottled connectivity and modern communications tools they require \u2013 every day and in every emergency. These new agencies subscribing to FirstNet, as well as others like the FBI<\/a>\u00a0and the U.S. Army<\/a>, are a testament to the unparalleled capabilities first responders can only get on the network built specifically for them. Because no connection is more important than one that could help save a life.<\/p>\n

\n How is AT&T expanding the FirstNet network footprint? <\/b>With FirstNet, it’s about where first responders need connectivity. That’s why the build is being done with direct feedback from public safety and local stakeholders. It’s bringing public safety communications into the 21st century with new, innovative capabilities to strengthen first responders’ incident response. The build is being carried out in several ways:<\/p>\n