Touting its improved capabilities, AT&T (NYSE:T) has announced an upgrade in its power class signaling with its MegaRange technology. As Firehouse.com reports, there are three different versions of the revised public safety equipment, all specifically designed to facilitate AT&T’s FirstNet emergency response system.
All three versions include the Nextivity SHIELD MegaFi router, power adapters (AC, DC or battery) and cellular antennas. The company asserts that its boosters can help extend emergency communication connections with devices that are six times more powerful than standard cell phones. The Mega-Fi Fixed unit is designed for locations like call centers and subways. For vehicles, the MegaFi Mobile unit can be mounted on a rooftop and fosters a stronger connection with various forms of transportation moving through the region. For disaster response situations, the MegaGo unit, with a 12-hour battery life, can provide a continuous connection for first responders working in potentially hazardous or remote situations.
“Ongoing innovation is essential to helping first responders stay mission ready and solutions like the new FirstNet MegaRange do just that by bolstering their always-on priority and preemption communications capabilities that is only available on FirstNet, in especially challenging environments,” said FirstNet AT&T President Jim Bugel. “From disasters like wildfires and hurricanes to daily emergency response situations, first responders face many unique challenges and their ability to reliably connect is critical. We are honored to work side-by-side with first responders who bravely run toward danger, repeatedly putting their lives at risk to save others.”
“We worked closely with the FirstNet team at AT&T to develop the suite of new MegaRange solutions to meet the standards and performance levels necessary to be reliable and trusted to support our country’s most critical communications,” Nextivity CEO Michiel Lotter told Firehouse.com. “MegaFi is an exciting addition to the Nextivity portfolio in that it allows us to provide strong connectivity for both the first responder community and those critical to their missions. The integration of FirstNet MegaRange technology with Nextivity experience and know-how means more reliable signals for more people in more places, when they need it the most.”
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