Airbus announced the top three winners of its Critical App Challenge, held last month in Stockholm, for the company’s device.

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A new report from IHS Markit Technology said there is steady growth across sectors for TETRA terminals. The increase in demand is led by the industrial user vertical, where 8% increase in compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is predicted to 2023. Other markets with more than 5% anticipated growth include transport and utilities, while the public-safety market is predicted to grow its TETRA installed base by more than 4% in the 12 months to December 2020.

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TomTom and Verizon announced a 5G innovation project focused on making intersections safer for emergency vehicles.

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The FCC proposed a $17,000 penalty against Harold Guretzky, an amateur radio licensee, for causing intentional interference on amateur radio frequencies.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $199,680 to Bastille Networks to deliver its internet of things (IoT) security solution offering real-time situational awareness of threats on connected devices. This is a phase four award under S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program’s (SVIP’s) “Security for the Internet of Things” solicitation, which calls for novel ideas and technologies to improve situational awareness and security to detect, authenticate and update IoT components and systems.

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The FCC is seeking comment on a request by Iridium Communications for waiver of several Part 80 rules to permit vessels to select Iridium for the provision of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) mobile satellite service.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tested four different radio communications accessories used with personal protective equipment (PPE) by first responders.

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Apple executives outlined two new 9-1-1-related features introduced in iOS 13 in an FCC filing. The features include location-based routing (LBR) of 9-1-1 calls and text to 9-1-1.

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Polar Power received a $1.3 million purchase order for backup generators from a rural telecom provider engaged in building high-speed rural wireless broadband networks in 14 states to enhance public safety. Telecom companies and the federal government are jointly building the rural networks throughout the nation to provide enhanced high-speed communications across the United States.

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Motorola Solutions made a strategic investment in GreenKey Technologies (GK), a provider of natural language processing for domain-specific workflows. Motorola Solutions is beginning to deploy its automated speech recognition technology across its command center suite.

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