USVI becomes first territory to join public safety network
ST THOMAS, USVI -- The US Virgin Islands is leading the way to modernize communications for its public safety community. On Tuesday, Governor Kenneth Mapp announced his decision to accept the FirstNet and AT&T plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to the territory’s public safety community helping first responders save lives and protect communities. This makes the US Virgin Islands the first US territory to “opt-in” to the FirstNet network.
“The United States Virgin Islands participated in FirstNet consultation and outreach activities throughout the planning of the network and reviewed the details of the FirstNet State Plan,” according to Mapp. “I have determined that it is in the best interest of the United States Virgin Islands and the country to participate in the FirstNet deployment of the National Public Safety Broadband Network.”
AT&T, in a public-private partnership with FirstNet, will build, operate and maintain a highly secure wireless broadband communications network for the Virgin Islands’ public safety community at no cost to the territory for the next 25 years. The FirstNet network will drive innovation and create an entire system of modernized devices, apps and tools just for first responders.
The FirstNet network will transform the way the USVI fire, police, EMS and other public safety personnel communicate and share information. Specifically, FirstNet and AT&T will:
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