The state of Arizona opted into the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).

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The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International’s new guide card software called APCO IntelliComm will use IBM Watson speech to text and Watson analytics to enhance the scripted criteria guidance used by 9-1-1 emergency telecommunicators nationwide.

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The Senate confirmed FCC commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Brendan Carr, putting the commission back to a full staff of five commissioners.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) certified Harris’ MASTR V Project 25 (P25) base station compliant under the updated requirements of the P25 Compliance Assessment Program (CAP).

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Futurecom Systems Group has taken over the production, support and ongoing development of the Siren and Lights Interface Module (SLIM) sold worldwide exclusively by Motorola Solutions.

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The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced the winners of the 2017 Public Safety Communications and Technology Leadership Awards.

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Verizon plans to submit proposals to statewide requests for proposals (RFPs) for alternative radio access networks (RANs) to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) state plans and continue to “be a very viable choice for public safety,” said a Verizon executive.

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The state of North Carolina released a request for proposals (RFP) for the design, installation and operation of a statewide broadband wireless system to serve North Carolina public-safety entities. The RFP is intended to provide an alternative to the offer from the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).

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Simoco Wireless Solutions signed an agreement to implement the first phase of a multiphase project to provide Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Jamaica’s sole distributor of electricity, with a new Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) network.

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Singapore company Addvalue Technologies formalized a worldwide agreement with Inmarsat to jointly offer a commercial on-demand communications service specifically designed to address certain elements of the rapidly expanding low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite market. The service, termed Inter-Satellite Data Relay Service (IDRS), will enhance and improve the operational efficiency of LEO satellite operations globally.

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