It’s the last day of this year’s 5x5! Help us reflect on the event so far and get ready for another day pushing forward public safety communications.

See 70+ technology demos.

Come hear Location-Based Services (LBS) research updates from Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program 2022 award recipients from the University of California, Irvine (Project NEVERLOST) and North Carolina State University (5G Indoor Positioning System). These two recipients are developing technologies to enable indoor localization for public safety and working in areas related to inertial navigation and […]

See the latest research out of two universities around augmented reality and spatial-temporal cognition. The University of Florida developed tools for visualizing indoor location and building information with AR devices. The principal investigators will share more about their solutions and study results on presenting building and location information for navigational and situational awareness tasks. University […]

There are myriad emergency scenarios where public safety personnel could leverage nearby ground sensor information for increased situational awareness – imagine IoT sensors dropped ahead of a fire in mountainous terrain or the cell phones near survivors of a natural disaster. Join this session to learn how the First Responder UAS Wireless Data Gatherer Challenge […]

Share your thoughts on FirstNet Central’s latest enhancements to the Network Status Map and outage notifications. As the gateway to all online services connected to FirstNet, FirstNet Central provides public safety entities with unprecedented network insights. The FirstNet Authority team seeks input on FirstNet Central’s usability, functionality, and value to your operations. This interactive session […]

The North Carolina 911 Board will share their experience testing the FirstNet Wireless Redundant Solution and then implementing it in response to Hurricane Helene. On October 25, the solution was deployed for a public safety answering point (PSAP) whose infrastructure for their last mile carrier was obliterated. That PSAP ran solid for one month with […]

This session explores how network slicing is poised to unleash the full potential of FirstNet and 5G. We will examine how FirstNet is evolving with the 5G landscape and introduce the concept of 5G slicing — an innovative capability that enables dedicated, mission-critical connectivity to first responders. Attendees will learn how FirstNet plans to leverage […]

Explore significant feedback trends from 2024 and 2025 and learn how that feedback has created tremendous value for the FirstNet Authority and AT&T, from investment decisions to public safety issues and concern resolutions. Hear how contract-related issues shared by public safety are formally escalated to AT&T for support. You’ll leave with a clear understanding of […]

The University of Virginia developed an AR cognitive assistant system that supports first responders through real-time inference of incident context based on observations at the scene and provides them with context-dependent feedback on the timely and safe execution of response actions. This session will detail their work with first responders to create a multimodal dataset, […]

Evidence analysis, report writing, autonomous drones, and imagery analysis — public safety organizations are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence tools to achieve efficiency and effectiveness. Join our campfire for an interactive session focused on AI basics, key use cases within public safety, and how to leverage NIST tools to implement AI systems in a risk-informed manner.

Join our distinguished panel of public safety practitioners and experts in Team Awareness Kit (TAK) technology for a discussion of compelling use cases of TAK on FirstNet. The conversation will highlight TAK’s transformative potential across various public safety disciplines. Panelists will share their insights on how TAK enhances situational awareness, facilitates real-time communication, and improves […]

After you participate in the action-packed 5x5 Interact scavenger hunt, join us for a deep dive into the technologies you explored. This session will bring participants together to share their experiences, discuss key takeaways, and provide feedback on the innovations they encountered. FirstNet Authority experts will facilitate the discussion, offering insights on real-world applications and […]

Join us as we discuss the process of considering new technology for public safety. What variables should agencies take into consideration? How are agencies quantifying outcomes and impacts on their respective operations? Join this session to incorporate advanced risk and reward theory when using new technology in an entrepreneurial manner.

Response for FirstNet, developed by Intrepid Networks, is a core FirstNet capability that has provided situational awareness during recent National Security Special Events (NSSE). During this panel, speakers will share their stories and lessons learned from using Response for FirstNet to support military and federal agencies during recent NSSEs, including the 60th Presidential Inauguration.

In this session, PSCR staff with leading expertise in User Experience (UX) will present a selection of methods for measuring user experiences — particularly user judgments — and the science behind these methods. Bring your research design questions to this session! The UX team will analyze these research design challenges with attendees and share what […]