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First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) officials recently joined AT&T personnel in unveiling tools designed to aid Rhode Island first responders.
AT&T has delivered a pair of Compact Rapid Deployables (CRDs) to the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) – adding the state is the nation’s first to receive CRDs in conjunction with the decision to advance public safety broadband communications with FirstNet.
CRDs are trailered mobile units providing FirstNet cellular and Wi-Fi coverage via satellite connectivity to first responders…