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Axon Body 3 Now Certified by AT&T for FirstNet Nationwide Public Safety Communications Platform
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq: AAXN), the global leader in connected public safety technologies, today announced that Axon has
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[{"type":"text","content":"SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq: AAXN), the global leader in connected public safety technologies, today announced that Axon has passed carrier certification requirements to operate on the FirstNet public safety communication platform for its Axon Body 3 body-worn camera. Axon Body 3 is the first LTE-connected camera built for law enforcement and was designed to improve officer safety. To learn more, visit: https://www.axon.com/body-3.\n\n \nReceiving the FirstNet Ready™ carrier certification means that any FirstNet-connected Axon Body 3 device on the Axon network is meeting some of the highest of industry standards for public safety communications. Customers will feel confident knowing they can rely on a world-class cellular network when dealing with communication-heavy incidents. \n\"We're proud to have reached this important milestone in the final development stage of Axon Body 3,\" says Axon Director of Wireless Strategy, Will Egner, Ph.D. \"This connected camera will radically transform how members of public safety use video evidence to capture the truth and act on near real-time awareness.\"\nThe embedded FirstNet connectivity will give law enforcement officers off-the-shelf access to the unmatched benefits of the nationwide FirstNet public safety network. Combining FirstNet's reliable connectivity with the Axon Body 3 will help law enforcement officers capture and relay critical events back as they happen. Plus, with FirstNet service, the Axon Body 3's video streams, real-time alerts and more will be prioritized.\n\"FirstNet devices go through extensive review, so first responders can be confident that Axon Body 3 body-worn cameras meet our highest standards for reliability, security and performance,\" says Bob Sloan, Chief Operating Officer, FirstNet Program at AT&T. \"We're pleased to take this important next step with Axon and officially welcome them to FirstNet's growing device ecosystem for first responder solutions. The more tools public safety has access to on their network, the more we can help them achieve their mission.\"\nFirstNet is the nationwide public safety broadband network dedicated to America's first responders. Being built with AT&T (Nasdaq: T) in public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority – an independent government agency – FirstNet is ...