The Public Safety Technology Alliance (PSTA) released a mission-critical push-to-talk/video/data (MCPTX) technical subcommittee report. The report recommends specific cutoff timelines for mission-critical services and Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) releases for public-safety implementations and procurements.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded Planck Aerosystems $200,000 to begin testing its autonomous small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) in operational settings.

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The Philippines National Police (PNP) launched a Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) communications system during the Philippines Communications and Electronic Service 77th Founding Anniversary as part of an effort to strengthen PNP connectivity through digital transformation. A series of live demos were carried out during the celebration.

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Sarasota County, Florida, selected RapidDeploy’s CAD solution for its 9-1-1 emergency communications center.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is working to bring smart cities standards to the public-safety community. DHS S&T launched a smart cities technology integration pilot in St. Louis in collaboration with both the city and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).

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TCCA signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korea’s Safe-Net Forum, a non-profit organization comprised of members from the country’s network operators, user groups, industry, academia and government.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) suggested a continuous approach to mobile app vetting that integrates the capabilities of enterprise mobility management (EMM) solutions with app vetting tools to improve the security of mobile devices.

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AT&T is adding a site in Tilghman Island, part of Talbot County, Maryland, as part of its First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) network expansion.

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Aviat Networks signed a $13 million contract with a large California county government for 10 years of technology upgrades, service and support for the county's mission-critical transport network. Aviat's microwave upgrade agreement (MUA) is a long-term network plan that provides regular technology upgrades, full service and support, and an operating expense subscription payment model.

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Blue Wireless established a new entity for enterprises and governments across Asia called Go Wireless. The entity will support local system integrators and solution providers across Asia to offer Cradlepoint Long Term Evolution (LTE) solutions to their customers.

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