Broadband  |  2025-09-30

AT&T Selects STREAMWIDE to Power FirstNet

Curated by: Gert Jan Wolf - Editor-in Chief for The Critical Communications Review

AT&T has selected STREAMWIDE to power its next-generation mission-critical solution for FirstNet®, Built with AT&T, the only network built with and for America’s first responders.

Currently FirstNet supports more than 30K public safety agencies and organizations. Based on the 3GPP standard for mission-critical services (MCX), which  push-to-talk, video, data, and command & dispatch, the  introduces next-generation capabilities that go far beyond traditional radio networks currentlyused by first responders, including police, fire, EMS, and other critical services. Through this collaboration,

AT&T integrates STREAMWIDE’s field-proven mission- critical technology into its portfolio, creating a cutting-edge solution designed for the most demanding environments.

Key benefits for public safety and mission-critical organizations include:

  • 3GPP-compliant MCX services offering push-to-talk, secure multimedia, geolocation, real-time video, secure messaging, and more – across a large portfolio of devices.
  • Massive-scale interoperability using the standards based InterWorking Function (IWF) technology, enabling communication between next- generation broadband users and virtually any land mobile radio system —marking the world’s first large-scale deployment of IWF under 3GPPstandards.
  • Enable a smooth transition from Land Mobile Radio systems, such as P25, to advanced 4G and 5G cellular platforms.
  • Priority and preemption for first responders on the FirstNet network.
  • Demonstrated reliability with multiple geo-redundant platforms across the U.S.

This project marks a breakthrough for STREAMWIDE in the U.S, underlining thetrust placed by a major public safetyoperator in its technology. solutions have already been successfully deployed and validated by public safetyorganizations and first responders in Europe and other continents, and this contract confirms their global leadership.