The Israel – U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Homeland Security (HLS) program released a call for proposals for advanced first responder technologies and five other topics. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate and Israel’s Ministry of Public Security (MOPS) oversee BIRD.

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An International Telecommunication Union (ITU) global forum to help countries protect and save more lives through the better use of emergency telecommunications was held 6 – 8 March. The Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications (GET-19), Balaclava, Mauritius, reaffirmed the importance of preparedness efforts and released recommendations for new technology.

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Leonardo and RINA, a certification and services company for engineering support, signed a memorandum of understanding to launch a partnership in the critical infrastructure monitoring sector, leveraging their respective skills and technologies.

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Airbus and SOTI partnered to provide first responders with the enterprise mobility management (EMM) technology needed to integrate smart devices in mission-critical networks.

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The Mission Critical Open Platform (MCOP) project announced a successful integration with Sonim’s XP8 ultra-rugged smartphone. The band 14/First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)-enabled XP8 now supports MCOP application programming interfaces (APIs).

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A3M and F24, two European companies in crisis early warning, alerting and crisis management systems, now offer an integrated solution.

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Eutelsat Communications announced the successful mating of the platform and payload of the KONNECT satellite, conducted this week at Thales Alenia Space's facilities in Cannes, France. This operation is a major step in the construction of the satellite, in preparation for its launch by the end of this year.

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Kymeta and its partners Intelsat, Cubic Telecom and Cradlepoint worked with Airbus to create SmartBus, a project in partnership with the World Bank and with the support of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Peru (MTC). The project aims to gather data on road safety and other statistics to improve Peru’s transportation while connecting people in difficult geographical areas of Peru.

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Several companies announced demonstrations they are planning for attendees at the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) March 6 – 7 in Las Vegas.

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U.K. consulting firm Analysys Mason acquired Swedish consulting firm AB Stelacon, based in Stockholm and Malmo/Lund, Sweden. The company’s expertise includes smart cities, regional development, digital services, policy and regulation, and telecom and digital communications.

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