Airbus has started a developer program for certified accessories to enlarge the ecosystem for the Tactilon Dabat. Companies that intend to develop specialized equipment for the hybrid Android smartphone and TETRA radio can now apply for registration.

G4S, a leading global integrated security company, awarded Motorola Solutions a 10-year contract to deliver the U.K.’s first cloud-based, integrated CommandCentral Control Room Solution (CRS) to Lincolnshire Police.

The Central Procurement Office of Schleswig-Holstein AöR (GMSH – Gebäudemanagement Schleswig-Holstein) contracted Motorola Solutions to provide new mission-critical radio solutions for police.

The European Emergency Number Association (EENA) created a network designed for emergency services using drones in their day-to-day operations or are interested in doing so. The Emergency Services & Drones network is a platform for first responders to share experiences and best practices with their peers, as well as stay up to date with the latest developments.

A market research firm said the global market for licensed mobile radio infrastructure and system integration increased 14 percent, reaching $4.6 billion in 2017. Significant growth was noted in Asia, as revenues increased by 26 percent. However, Europe also experienced 8 percent growth in infrastructure and system integration revenue.

The Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, announced more than $9.5 million in grant funding this year to charitable organizations around the world. The grants will impact more than 2 million students, first responders, teachers, veterans and community members in more than 38 countries, with a focus on nonprofit organizations that provide education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), as well as public safety.

In 2019, Airbus will begin modernizing the professional mobile radio (PMR) network of the Berlin-based Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) public transport company. By 2020, the Tetrapol provider will have overhauled the network infrastructure and converted the system to IP technology.

Dense Air completed the acquisition of the 2.5 GHz spectrum management rights from Blue Reach and Cayman Wireless in New Zealand. The combined spectrum assets provide 70 megahertz of spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band, which includes Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) bands 7 and 41.

Motorola Solutions will demonstrate its push-to-talk (PTT) services to Australian public-safety agencies and businesses at Comms Connect Melbourne this week. Specifically, the company is demonstrating technology based on the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 13 standard mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT).

The German Regional Court of Dusseldorf ruled Nov. 20 that Hytera Communications and German subsidiary Hytera Mobilfunk infringed a Motorola patent.