Airbus and STC Specialized partnered to make the Hajj 2018 safer. Reliable secure communications infrastructure contributed to the safety of more than 2 million pilgrims at the holy sites in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, the companies said.

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Damm Cellular Systems was awarded the contract to provide a TETRA radio system for mission-critical secure communications at Kannur International Airport in Kannur, India. All airport operations and maintenance users will use the system to secure passengers’ safety with a reliable voice and data communications system for airport operations.

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Icom’s new push-to-talk (PTT) over cellular (PoC) radio system allows users to communicate with a two-way radio system over a Long Term Evolution (LTE) closed network.

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The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) announced a third Plugtests event to test interoperability among mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) technology at the end of the year. The event — dubbed MCX Plugtests 3 to incorporate MCPTT, mission-critical (MCData) and mission-critical video (MCVideo) — will be the first remote testing session following two in-person events.

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Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland (KPCN) completed a successful trial of a hosted turnkey solution by Motorola Solutions in collaboration with partner Critical Communication Caribbean (C3), providing access to public-safety mobile applications.

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Aviat Networks reported financial results for its fiscal 2018 fourth quarter and the year ended June 29.

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PCTEL announced a strategic reorganization to drive company growth, consolidating its operations to address the convergence in the industrial internet of things (IoT), public safety and 4G infrastructure markets and the emergence of new technologies such as 5G.

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oneM2M, a global internet of things (IoT) standards initiative, will highlight IoT in September in South Korea.

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The IT Resources Center of The Polish Armed Forces awarded Motorola Solutions a new contract to extend and redesign the army’s encrypted digital radio system. The redesigned TETRA system will provide the army with critical communications in military compounds, navy units, air bases and land forces throughout Poland.

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Speedcast International entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Globecomm Systems from affiliates of HPS Investment Partners, Tennenbaum Capital Partners and certain other members of Globecomm for an estimated net purchase consideration of $135 million, including expected purchase price adjustments.

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