AT&T snags FBI business from Verizon with $92M FirstNet contract

[rescue161]

We tested FirstNet here and we were not impressed. For every talkgroup from our LMR system, we had to provide a radio to connect to their gateway. We tested FirstNet and L3Harris' BeOn and the latter was much better. AT&T does not have good coverage in our area and BeOn works with any LTE provider. I get it with AT&T giving priority on Band 14, but if your device does not have service, all the priority in the world is not going to help.

 

[f40ph]

The state of CA today is building a new statewide P25 system ("C.R.I.S")
Kinda reaffirms that LMR isn't even close to going away with FirstNet (especially with AT&T's swiss cheese coverage of CA).

 

[signal500]

I use both FirstNet and LMR. In my area, both provide good coverage but, I have to reset my phone often because FirstNet will intermittently lock up my device. My LMR has never failed me.

 

[LakeMurray1]

Does anyone know if First Net Service was affected in Nashville TN today?

 

[mmckenna]

Does anyone know if First Net Service was affected in Nashville TN today?

Network Alerts
GTOC Incident Number	153856
Severity	1 - High
Location of Issue	Nashville,Birmingham,Huntsville
LTE Network Impact	Yes
UMTS Network Impact	Yes
Start Time	Dec 25 2020 8:16AM CT

 

[buddrousa]

Yes along with West Ky 911 Centers Not working Cellphone Service Nashville Fire PD THP AT&T started they were working on it PER NASHVILLE TRAFFIC.

 

[Remington12G]

Central KY 911 centers were also affected. FirstNet was down in SE Tennessee and might still be down, my AT&T network is still down here in SE Tennessee.

Do we know what the actual frequencies are?

Why does it matter?

 

[Floridarailfanning]

Looks like AT&T has deployed 17 mobile sites to the Nashville area to supplement coverage.

 

[CanesFan95]

Now wait a second, where's all our posts about what frequencies this is on?

 

[Floridarailfanning]

They split it. How Does FirstNet Work is the new thread.