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About 5x5

5x5 — the confirmation of a strong and clear signal — and the place to make your voice heard and drive public safety communications forward.

5x5 brings together leaders in public safety, academia, government, and industry. Attendees:

  • Design the future of first responder communications.
  • Network and share ideas with fellow leaders in the field.
  • Try out the latest innovations in public safety communications technology.
  • Explore research breakthroughs and new ideas for R&D.
  • Learn how technology is being used by responders in the field today.
  • Interface with two federal agencies — the FirstNet Authority and NIST PSCR.

 

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    Three public safety leaders speak into microphones during a panel discussion at 5x5
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    The FirstNet Authority’s Jennifer Harder moderates a panel discussion from behind a podium with a 5x5 placard, three public safety leaders are seated at a table beside the podium
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    A FirstNet Authority 5x5 presenter holding a microphone gestures to a large screen television with images of FirstNet Compact Rapid Deployable assets as a seated audience observes
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    Three public safety leaders wearing business attire sit at a table with microphones during a panel discussion at 5x5
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    Seven international public safety and technology leaders from Canada, Finland, France, and the United States speak in a plenary session at 5x5 tilted “Public Safety Advancements Around the Globe”
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The Hosts of 5x5

PSCR logo PSCR.gov

The Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division, housed within the Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is the primary federal laboratory conducting research, development, testing, and evaluation for public safety communications technologies. PSCR has focused on driving innovation to meet the critical needs of public safety by working closely with first responders and industry to advance mission critical voice, data, video, and location-based services communications.

FIRST NET LOGO FirstNet.gov

The First Responder Network Authority, or the FirstNet Authority, is an independent agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The FirstNet Authority’s mission is to ensure the building, deployment, and operation of the nationwide public safety broadband network that equips first responders to save lives and protect U.S. communities. The network is being delivered in a public-private partnership with AT&T. The FirstNet Authority continues to consult with public safety to evolve the network and ensure it meets their current and future broadband needs.