Kymeta partnered with the city of Redmond, Washington, to test hybrid satellite and Long Term Evolution (LTE) connectivity during the Cascadia Rising exercise in October. The company equipped three emergency response vehicles from the city with a platform that blends satellite and cellular coverage to make communications during a disaster more resilient and reliable.

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The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) laid out more detail about its concerns with the FCC’s proposed rules for indoor location accuracy for 9-1-1 calls. The FCC is expected to vote on the draft order Nov. 22.

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Bittium, Athonet, Nemergent and the Mission Critical Open Platform (MCOP) project tested multivendor end-to-end ciphered mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) calls. The test took place during the fourth MCX Plugtests organized by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) in Kuopio, Finland, in September.

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In fiscal 2019, total state government spending rose 5.7%, according to the latest report from the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO). In fiscal 2018, total state spending grew at a slower rate of 3.4%.

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The 38th International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) adopted a new milestone-based regulatory approach for the deployment of nongeostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) satellites in specific bands and services.

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The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA), the Utilities Technology Council (UTC) and the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) petitioned the FCC for an extension of the April 17, 2020, deadline by which existing Part 90 3.65 – 3.7 GHz service licensees are required to complete the transition of their operations to comply with the Part 96 Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) rules.

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Sierra Wireless launched its AirLink managed network service with embedded First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) connectivity. The service delivers proactive FirstNet device management, 24/7/365 technical support and a purpose-built FirstNet Ready mobile router in a single package.

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Comtech Solacom Technologies will provide call-handling systems and solutions to Telstra as the initial answer point for the entire population of Australia, for efficient management of emergency calls from across the country. Telstra, the Australian telecommunications provider responsible for the country’s emergency call handling services, recently opened a new 24-hour Triple Zero (0-0-0) contact center in Adelaide.

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The Police Force in Berlin awarded a 10-year service contract for the 20,000 deployed police radios at the German federal state of Berlin to Motorola Solutions.

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There are 161 certified devices for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) network, according to a recently released document from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which is charged with developing a list of devices that meet standards for access to the FirstNet network.

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