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Verizon Frontline Supports Disaster Response Exercise in Southern California
This year’s training, which involved more than 450 participants, centered around a simulated 6.4 magnitude earthquake along the Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon Fault, which runs down the coast from Los Angeles County to San Digeo County.
March 11, 2024
The Verizon Frontline team also showcased some of Verizon’s nearly 600 deployable assets during the exercise to highlight Verizon’s response capabilities.
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Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team Deploys Nearly 700 Times in 2022
The team provided public safety agencies with nearly 5,500 Verizon Frontline devices and solutions ranging from repeaters, mobile hotspots, routers, smart devices and drones to dozens of deployable satellite solutions such as Satellite Picocells on Trailers (SPOTs) during the deployments.
December 14, 2022
The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team deployed in support of nearly 750 public safety agencies and in nearly every state in 2022
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Verizon Frontline Deploys Operations Response Vehicle to Hurricane-Battered Florida
Verizon Frontline’s THOR joins more than 100 Verizon and Verizon Frontline assets already in place in Florida to help provide public safety agencies with a reliable connection for mission-critical voice, data and video communications.
October 11, 2022
Verizon Frontline's THOR offers its own private 5G network and features capabilities ranging from commercial satellite options to an onboard drone. (Photo: Verizon Frontline)
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NLEOMF Announces Distinguished Service, Lifetime Achievement
“The 2022 roster of our annual award winners speaks volumes about the heroes of our country and those dedicated to honoring our heroes who protect and serve the nation,” said Marcia Ferranto, CEO of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
September 15, 2022
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Verizon Frontline Debuts THOR’s Hammer
THOR, or another deployable asset, could be used to extend THOR’s Hammer’s 5G standalone capabilities into areas the trailer can’t reach. For example, THOR’s Hammer could be positioned at an emergency operations center while THOR moves deep into a forest during a wildfire response effort.
August 9, 2022
Verizon Frontline today introduced THOR’s (Tactical Humanitarian Operations Response) Hammer, a nearly 30-foot trailer that can act as either a private 5G standalone or non-standalone network that can be managed locally from within the trailer.
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Verizon Frontline to Support First Lap for First Responders at NASCAR Races
The first laps will each include state and local public safety agency representatives and multiple police, fire, and emergency medical services (EMS) vehicles.
July 21, 2022
A new Verizon Frontline paint scheme on Team Penske’s No. 22 Ford Mustang, driven by Joey Logano, will debut at the July 24 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA.
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Verizon Frontline Debuts Connected Police Cruiser Prototype
The Mobile Utility Technology Transport (MUTT) is a one-of-a-kind, reimagined police cruiser capable of leveraging the network and technology of Verizon Frontline, including Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband (UW), along with additional applications and advanced computing solutions for first responders.
June 29, 2022
Verizon Frontline debuted its Mobile Utility Technology Transport (MUTT), a one-of-a-kind, reimagined police cruiser capable of leveraging the network and technology, today at the 2022 National Sheriffs’ Association annual conference.
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Retired FL Sheriff to Join Verizon First Responder Advisory Council
Sheriff Susan Benton (Ret.), who joins the council as its 14th member, was the first female sheriff elected in a general election in the history of the state of Florida and brings more than 35 years of law enforcement experience to her new role.
June 23, 2022
Retired FL Sheriff Susan Benton is joining the Verizon First Responder Advisory Council.
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Verizon Frontline Deployed in Support of Baker to Vegas Law Enforcement Race
To help ensure connectivity for the race’s medical staff in areas with little to no existing infrastructure, the Verizon Frontline Response Team deployed nearly a dozen team members and more than 50 Verizon Frontline solutions, including seven Satellite Picocells on Trailers (SPOTs).
April 14, 2022
The Verizon Frontline Response Team deployed to remote desert areas of California and Nevada to provide mission-critical communications capabilities to the medical professionals and race organizers at the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay.
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Super Bowl LVI: Gameday Communications
Investments in preplanning and equipment by FirstNet and Verizon ensured that officers working Super Bowl LVI had the voice and data connectivity they needed before, during, and after the event.
March 31, 2022
A member of the Verizon Response Team simulates the deployment of a Satellite Picocell on a Trailer (SPOT) outside of the Verizon Network Command Center in Los Angeles. A SPOT is a small mobile cell site with satellite connectivity. It helps keep first responders and others connected during emergency response and recovery efforts.
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Verizon Frontline, Albuquerque Police Partner to Fight Crime in Real Time
“We have multiple high-risk operations occurring at one time and RTRS allows one central command to have situational awareness of all of them at once,” said Albuquerque’s RTCC Deputy Commander Mark Torres.
March 11, 2022
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Verizon Launches First Responder Service with NBA Partnership
Verizon Frontline is the advanced network and technology that has been built for first responders – developed over nearly three decades of partnership with public safety – to meet their unique needs.
March 5, 2021
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