During a crisis or emergency situation, the lives of first responders and public safety teams depend on reliable, real-time communication. When lives are at stake, communication equipment failure is not an option. 

This 2-part episode of Getac's podcast - All Things Rugged, will discuss how first response teams prepare, execute, + communicate in emergency situations with state-of-the-art communication and computing equipment.

On June 30, 2021, Getac hosted a webinar in partnership with Airgain, CradlePoint, and FirstNet - Built with AT&T for first responders and their teams. 

The webinar focused on the connectivity challenges first responders face during a crisis and how wireless mobility can play a crucial role in improving the preparedness and efficiency of first response teams during an emergency. 

This 2-part episode is a recap of that webinar.

In part One - Randy Pfeifer - Wireless Strategist, and Larry Nichols - Senior Product Marketing Manager at Getac, will give an overview of Getac's rugged computing solutions, which are purpose-built for first response teams and their supporting agencies who make up Primary and Extended Primary user groups.

Kyle Stevens - Global Sales Engineering Specialist at Cradlepoint, will discuss how Cradlepoint solutions can unlock the power of LTE and 5G cellular networks to deliver mission-critical connectivity keeping frontline responders safe and productive in emergency situations.

Part 2 will feature - Tracy Liu, Director of Channel Management at Airgain, and Mike Barney with AT&T's Mission Critical Solutions Team. 

Tracy will discuss How to Maximize Wireless Connectivity and avoid outages during emergency response utilizing 5G Antennas and the AirgainConnect HPUE (High Power) Antenna-Modem.

Mike will discuss How FirstNet helps your agency excel in the most challenging situations and why FirstNet is the right choice for Public Safety communications.

If you are a first responder thank you for your service!