Teltronic, together with its local partner Level Electronics, was selected to supply 200 radios with which Palma de Mallorca Urban Transports, or Empresa Municipal de Transports Urbans de Palma de Mallorca (EMT), will equip the buses of its fleet, replacing analog equipment that has become obsolete by Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) terminals. The radios will be installed in the new buses with which EMT is renewing its fleet but also in those currently in operation.

AT&T and Vodafone Business will open up access to their respective narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) networks to make it easier for customers to create massive IoT deployments that work across the U.S. and parts of Europe.

Viavi Solutions announced an agreement with Tait Communications to provide automated test capabilities for Tait Project 25 (P25) and Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) radios on the Viavi 3920B radio test platform, formerly an Aeroflex offering. These options give end-users automated testing for Tait TP/TM 9100, TP/TM 9300 and TP/TM 9400 radio lines.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is seeking public input on a new standard that would consolidate two previous NFPA standards.

First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) officials participated in the Sept. 16 – 20 Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) meetings in Newport Beach, California. Several features important to critical communications users advanced in the standards process.

Ribbon Communications and Bandwidth collaborated to provide real-time emergency 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) support for Microsoft Teams dynamic emergency calling for direct routing users. Microsoft Teams is a unified communications platform used by more than 500,000 organizations worldwide.

The Cincinnati Police Department announced it will receive 1,000 Axon Body 3 next generation body-worn cameras and started using Axon Evidence, the company’s records management system (RMS).

DAMM Australia obtained approved VHF TETRA frequencies in Australia and can now offer users an additional band of spectrum.

Market research firm SNS Telecom & IT released a new report on the global private Long Term Evolution (LTE) market, with annual spending expected to reach $4.7 billion by the end of 2020.

Three more public-safety agencies jumped into the debate around interoperability and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) in recent FCC filings.

Radio IP Software signed a series of new customers in the mobile government and utility markets. New customers include utilities and police and fire agencies.