Hytera Communications released its 2017 annual report, noting the firm generated revenues of 5.4 billion Chinese yuan (US$860.6 million) in 2017, up 56 percent year-on-year.

An Illinois district judge ruled that an email chain between Motorola Solutions employees is not protected by attorney-client privilege and must be turned over to Hytera Communications as part of the discovery process.

The Kiowa (Oklahoma) Police Department deployed a mobile platform for data collection, digital evidence management and workflow from SceneDoc. Kiowa was the first agency in Oklahoma to invest in the platform, which leverages smartphones to securely issue citations.

Aviat Networks announced a new $4.5 million project with a large county government in Nevada to support countywide first responder communications. Police, fire and emergency services throughout the county will have increased capacity and reliability for their critical voice and data communications.

Nokia and Smart City Capital launched a joint program to help Canadian cities fund and reduce the risks associated with smart city initiatives. With available project funding from Smart City Capital exceeding C$2 billion (US$1.6 billion), the program complements the Smart Cities Challenge program launched by Infrastructure Canada earlier this year.

Software developed by APD Communications is the first to be officially certified to support the U.K. Emergency Services Network (ESN). The Network Approval Testing Service (NATS) accredited APD’s Cortex, a company statement said.

Sublette County, Wyoming, selected Harris to transition its conventional analog communications system to a new Project 25 (P25) Phase 2 digital network that provides increased reliability, coverage, interoperability and functionality.

Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF), an in-building distributed antenna system (DAS) provider for public-safety and commercial radio frequencies, joined the Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to public-safety communications.

Motorola Solutions is providing a radio networking solution to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Queensland, Australia, 4 – 15 April. Motorola was selected as the official TETRA communications supplier last year.

AT&T and Crown Castle signed a new agreement simplifying and expanding their long-term leasing deal for wireless network infrastructure. Under the new agreement, leasing management and operations are streamlined to allow AT&T to efficiently deploy new technologies and increase network capacity, a statement said.