The second phase of the pan-European public-safety broadband communications tender called Broadway Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) began 6 July. Astrid, the lead procurer of the BroadWay PCP, signed contracts with three successful consortia for the solution prototype phase.

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S&T AG signed contracts to acquire Iskratel Group, a European information, communications and technology (ICT) provider for the telecommunications, transport, public-safety and energy industries. S&T AG is a supplier of IT systems in Central and Eastern Europe, employing some 4,900 people in 32 countries around the world.

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A field equipment shelter fitted with fault-tolerant cooling is ensuring the reliability of a wireless communications link that connects the instrumentation on a new gas pipeline crossing a Middle Eastern desert to the remote control room. Fabricated from tough glassfiber-reinforced polyester (GRP) materials, the shelter houses a TETRA base station powered by solar panels to function reliably in an off-grid location some 50 kilometers from the nearest town.

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Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service is the first fire service in the United Kingdom to use the combined Motorola Solutions cloud-based control room and data storage solutions, as well as the integrated CAD solution delivered by Motorola Solutions partner 3tc. By upgrading operations into one platform, the new solution helps the fire and rescue service in Bedfordshire manage its workflow.

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Field management firm Codea announced membership in TCCA, the global critical communications association. Founded in 2008 and based in Finland, Codea’s software is in use by rescue services, hospitals and private ambulance companies for the navigation and handling of emergency missions.

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Etherstack entered a global agreement with Samsung Electronics to deliver next-generation mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) over LTE solutions to telecommunications carriers and governments across the globe, using Etherstack’s digital LMR softswitching technologies embedded within Samsung’s network solutions.

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The Swedish government 25 June issued two assignments to the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), which will be the starting point for the work to develop a robust and effective broadband communications system for public-safety users.

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Ericsson joined UNIFE, an industry association that represents European train builders and rail equipment suppliers. By joining UNIFE, Ericsson said it strengthens its commitment to developing critical network capabilities for the rail industry.

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The Australian Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements is seeking comments into the issues that affect firefighters and other emergency service providers, including communications.

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The Royal Liverpool Hospital COVID-19 ward in the U.K. has a new paging system installed by Stanley Security Healthcare, with the aid of ViaLite Communications.

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