The Vermont Office of Purchasing & Contracting, on behalf of the Department of Public Safety (DPS), is soliciting proposals for an alternative solution to the nationwide offering of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet). Proposals are sought from qualified firms to build, operate and maintain a statewide radio access network (RAN) to connect to and be fully interoperable with the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).

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Finnish network operator Digita signed a long-term contract with Suomen Virveverkko, which forms part of the State Security Networks Group Finland, on construction and installation services for the Virve nationwide TETRA network, which is being overhauled. The agreement will be valid for four years.

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The FCC issued procedures to provide emergency communications in areas affected by Hurricane Irma. Specifically, the commission activated the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) in response to the hurricane.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded funding to five research and development (R&D) projects that will enhance the secure use of mobile applications for the federal government.

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The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) released a white paper that outlines ways in which information and communications technology (ICT) boosts unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) performance, reliability and safe operation.

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The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau opened PS Docket No. 17-239, titled “Inquiry Concerning 9-1-1 Access, Routing, and Location in Enterprise Communications Systems.”

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Aviat Networks reported financial results for its fiscal 2017 fourth quarter and year ended June 30.

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Only one LMR site in Houston’s Project 25 (P25) Phase 2 network went down completely during Hurricane Harvey, said Tom Sorley, deputy chief information officer (CIO) – public safety for the city of Houston Information Technology Services (HITS).

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The FCC issued a notice of violation of Section 1.89 of the commission’s rules to Juan Carlos Cacho Alvelo, owner/registrant of an emergency position indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB) in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.

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Apcerto received a $1.6 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) to research and develop solutions for normalizing and rating mobile applications based on predefined standards, as well as to develop a framework for orchestrating the entire mobile application security process.

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