Steve Whatson joined the board of TCCA, representing the U.K. Home Office. Whatson is the product director for the new Emergency Services Network (ESN) Air and ESN Prime+, including device to device, in the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP).

Four public-safety agencies filed a joint public interest statement supporting Hytera Communications in the patent infringement lawsuit Motorola Solutions filed against Hytera with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), in cooperation with the European Emergency Number Association (EENA), is organizing the third emergency communications interoperability Plugtests event to be held in Europe with the support of ETSI SC EMTEL. The event will occur at the ETSI premises in Sophia-Antipolis, France 28 January to 1 February, 2019.

Omnitronics consoles have passed certification testing on the Tait technology partner program. Following the testing, Omnitronics consoles are certified with Tait TN9400 Project 25 (P25) Console Subsystem Interface (CSSI) Phases 1 and 2 with full support for encryption.

PCTEL and Ranplan announced the integration of Ranplan Professional with PCTEL’s SeeHawk Touch data collection software to streamline in-building wireless network design, planning and optimization. The new technology will help engineers measure, model and visualize the complex interactions between technologies such as 5G alongside existing cellular, Wi-Fi and public-safety networks.

Nokia, together with industrial research and innovation business, Nokia Bell Labs, was announced as technology partner to U.K.-based sailing team Alex Thomson Racing.

Prefectura Naval Argentina and Aeroterra partnered to implement Esri's ArcGIS platform for a real-time tracking system. The new system, called Guardacostas Pro, uses a combination of satellite imaging and signal processing to monitor vessels for illegal activities such as drug smuggling and fish poaching in the coastal waters of Argentina’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Sepura partner Selectric signed an agreement with the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz to supply essential firmware updates and licenses for all existing and contracted BOS radio terminals used by police and other security organizations in the region. Through this agreement, all of the state’s users on the BOS network have access to current and future firmware and the required licenses to ensure up-to-date, effective functionality.

PT LEN Industri, an Indonesian state-owned company that provides electronic infrastructure with a focus on transportation, and Teltronic signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore a joint development of LEN’s European train control system (ETCS) and communications-based train control (CBTC) signalling system and Teltronic’s TETRA and/or Long Term Evolution (LTE) system.

A new dissertation aims to identify the most feasible alternative for a broadband public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) mobile service and uses Finland as a verification case. According to the analysis, the solution creating the most socioeconomic benefits would be a hybrid network.