FirstNet 5G Reddit

FirstNet public safety LTE in the United States will occupy two 10-MHz-wide blocks of spectrum at 758 MHz to 768 MHz and at 788 MHz to 798 MHz (Band 14).

AT&T delivers three flavors of 5G* to our customers to give them unique experiences, faster speeds and capacity to do more of the things they like on America’s Most Reliable 5G Network1. AT&T 5G using low-band spectrum reaches more than 255 million people in more than 16,000 cities and towns in the U.S.

FirstNet runs on its own dedicated network core , which is completely separate from the AT&T commercial wireless network core. To access the dedicated FirstNet network core, devices must be Band 14 compatible.

FirstNet intelligently and seamlessly connects to 5G where available, but when that nears capacity or users need priority and preemption, they shift back to 4G . Priority and preemption remain always on across LTE – Band 14 spectrum plus all of AT&T’s commercial LTE spectrum.15 Nis 2021

The reason FirstNet is so much faster is because it was built on a dedicated communications platform and uses dedicated spectrum. AT&T is in the process of transitioning FirstNet to 5G, however, it is currently using LTE technology.