General Devices (GD) and MD1 partnered to provide mobile telemedicine and enhanced team communication throughout the MD1 program region. Physicians from the MD1 program will use the GD e-Bridge app on their mobile devices for live HIPAA-secure video and communications both pre-arrival and on the scene of critical emergencies that they respond to.

Verizon, in partnership with Responder Corp., announced five companies that make up the third and final group of startups for 2019 known as Cohort 3 for the 5G First Responder Lab program.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) evaluated a suite of in-building sensors developed through the Smart City Internet of Things Innovation (SCITI) Labs effort during a live active shooter exercise at George Mason University’s (GMU) Eagle Bank Arena. The exercise demonstrated how smart building technologies can inform daily operations and improve public-safety and response effectiveness in emergency situations.

Verizon and Nokia’s third-annual Operation Convergent Response (OCR2019) event, Nov. 19 – 21, will showcase how emerging technology can help save lives in times of crisis and will be attended by first responders, government officials and industry partners.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts to four small technology firms to create solutions that will automate analysis of mobile technology firmware at scale and identify vulnerabilities and prepositioned cyber threats.

The European Utilities Telecom Council (EUTC) and TCCA signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enable information sharing around the ongoing development of critical mobile broadband.

Mobile Communications America (MCA), a mobile communications supplier, purchased Communication Service Center (CSC), a full-service wireless integrator in South Carolina.

The FCC Nov. 18 released a statement outlining the various groups that support FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s draft order for indoor 9-1-1 call location rules, announced in October and set for a vote later this week, Nov. 22.

Later this month, a crisis management demonstration staged by the DRIVER+ project will be held in Poland, with additional remote input and participation from the Netherlands. This final demonstration event represents the culmination of several years of trials and best practice development by different members of the pan-European EU-funded project.

Officials from the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) met with FCC officials Nov. 15 to discuss the FCC’s public notice seeking comment on petitions for a declaratory ruling and rulemaking filed by the Boulder (Colorado) Regional Emergency Telephone Service Authority (BRETSA).