Nedaa, a Dubai government security networks provider, completed preparations for Dubai’s New Year’s Eve celebrations happening at the Downtown Dubai and Burj Khalifa.

The FCC granted to Iridium Communications a 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.

The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau announced a settlement with L3Harris Technologies, concluding an investigation into the company’s transmission of uplink data to one of its small satellites on a radio frequency not authorized for that use.

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in the U.K. selected Leidos to upgrade its command-and-control system responsible for officer deployment. Under the 10-year program, Leidos will deliver a flexible system that captures emergency contacts from the public and coordinates deployment of officers to incidents, pre-planned events, and other operations.

California’s Santa Clara County selected Datamark to lead its regional efforts in address management and provide accurate and complete geographic information system (GIS) data for next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1). Santa Clara County is the third county in California to award Datamark a government contract for a GIS-based address management system.

The Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, announced more than $10 million in grant funding this year to charitable organizations around the world. The grants will benefit more than 2 million students, first responders, teachers, veterans and community members in 32 countries, with a focus on nonprofit organizations that provide education in technology, engineering and public safety.

Orbit Communication Systems and Inmarsat Government announced an initial order from Inmarsat Government for Orbit's Multi-Purpose Terminal (MPT) 46WGX.

NII Holdings completed its previously announced sale of its wireless operations in Brazil, according to terms of the March agreement among América Móvil, NII International Holdings, AI Brazil Holdings and NII.

AT&T added a First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) cell site in Yamhill County, Oregon. The site is part of the FirstNet network expansion taking place in Oregon and will expand coverage in Yamhill and Washington counties.

Avtec awarded its “Works with Scout” gold certification to two logging recorder vendors: Synergon Solutions and NICE.