International

U.K. Consortium Selects NICE Evidence Management Solution

June 03, 2020 | Comments

A consortium of four U.K. police forces including Hampshire Constabulary, Thames Valley Police, Surrey Police and Sussex Police, operating as the South East Regional Integrated Policing Programme (SERIP), signed a contract with NICE to deploy its digital evidence management solution. SERIP will roll out NICE Investigate to more than 12,000 officers to streamline investigations and address the challenges of growing digital evidence.

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Hytera Announces Focus on PoC Technology

June 01, 2020 | Comments

Hytera announced it is focused on push-to-talk (PTT) over cellular (PoC) radio market research and development and is committed to driving the industry toward improved technologies, higher quality products and enhanced professionalism.

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Report Says Public-Safety LTE/5G Infrastructure Market to Hit $2B by Year-End

May 27, 2020 | Comments

New market research from SNS Telecom & IT estimates that annual investments in public-safety LTE/5G-ready infrastructure will reach $2 billion by the end of 2020. The number includes dedicated, hybrid commercial-private and secure mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) networks.

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Fifth MCX Plugtests Event to be Held Remotely this Fall

May 22, 2020 | Comments

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) will host its Fifth Mission Critical Services (MCX) Plugtests event remotely from 21 September to 2 October. The event was originally planned to be a face-to-face event in India but was changed to remote testing because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ETSI Project Manager Saurav Arora said during a webinar sponsored by ETSI and TCCA.

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CommScope Files Patent Lawsuits Against SOLiD

May 21, 2020 | Comments

CommScope filed patent infringement lawsuits against SOLiD, a manufacturer of distributed antenna systems (DAS) based in South Korea. Two actions were filed, one in the Northern District of Texas and another in the United Kingdom.

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Mauritius Metro Deploys TETRA Network

May 20, 2020 | Comments

Sepura partner Consort Digital deployed a complete communications solution to the island of Mauritius, providing voice and data communications via Sepura TETRA radios to the new Mauritius Metro Express.

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German Group Asks Regulator to Extend 400 MHz Access Beyond 2025

May 20, 2020 | Comments

German critical communications association PMeV urged the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) to grant long-term use of the 410 – 430 MHz frequency range for narrowband trunked radio. The association said voice communications in TETRA networks remains an urgent need.

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U.K.’s ESN Approves Telit Module for Use in Public-Safety LTE Equipment

May 19, 2020 | Comments

The U.K. Emergency Service Network (ESN) reviewed the Telit LM960A18 PCI Express Mini Card (mPCIe) Gigabit LTE module for use by the network. The internet of things (IoT) module can be integrated into handheld devices and wireless routers for gigabit cellular communications.

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Chinese Cargo Airline Selects Thales, L3Harris for Next-Gen Air Traffic Technology

May 19, 2020 | Comments

SF Airlines, which operates China’s largest cargo fleet, selected Thales and ACSS, an L3Harris Technologies and Thales joint venture, as the exclusive avionics suppliers to retrofit its fleet with Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Out-compliant airborne equipment. This selection is an active response to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) promotion of ADS-B technology.

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French Regulator Asks for Input from Public Safety on Multinetwork Mobile Plans

May 18, 2020 | Comments

French telecom regulator Arcep issued a call for expressions of interest from public-safety organizations and businesses about the development of multinetwork mobile plans.

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