The Public Safety Communications Europe (PSCE) bi-annual conference took place in early December in Paris and was co-organized with the French Ministry of Interior. The event brought together around 140 participants from 18 countries including public-safety practitioners, policymakers, academic researchers and industrial experts. Representatives from European organizations and institutions also contributed to the discussions.

Close to 4,600 visitors and more than 230 exhibitors from all continents attended PMRExpo 2019 in November in Cologne, Germany.

Iridium authorized the first seven companies to provide its Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) services, planned for commercial introduction in the first half of 2020. The seven companies, Arion Communications, Applied Satellite Technology (AST), Marlink, Marsat, NSSLGlobal, Satcom Global and Speedcast will be the first in the industry to provide global satellite GMDSS service to mariners, and the first to offer a new choice in satellite network and equipment.

A new ASTM International standard aims to satisfy demand for better identification and tracking of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in airspace systems worldwide. Similar to the function of a car license plate, the Remote ID standard supports technology that allows public-safety officials to identify a drone using an assigned ID while preserving the privacy of the operator's personal identifiable information (PII).

Airbus was chosen as the official secure communications technology provider for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Formula 1 race security teams and coordinators used the company’s TETRA network solutions to safeguard the venue and secure smooth performance during the event, which took place 28 November – 1 December.

Simoco Wireless Solutions employee Connie Taylor was the first female to receive the Jonathan Livingstone Seagull (JLS) award from the Australian Radio Communications Industry Association (ARCIA).

Netherlands-based 4G and 5G network experts Triple-9 joined TCCA. The Triple-9 team designs and develops a wide range of telecommunications applications and systems for public 4G and 5G networks, with a high guarantee of reliability, availability and security.

The final demonstration held by the DRIVER+ project in Warsaw, Poland, and the Hague, the Netherlands, 26 – 28 November, achieved all its key goals, according to the organizers.

Fingrid, Finland’s national transmission system operator, selected Nokia to build an IP/multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) network to support the digital transformation of its national electrical grid.

The European Emergency Number Association (EENA) released a position paper calling for technology companies to join with emergency services groups and providers to enhance citizen safety. In fact, the paper calls on tech companies for stronger cooperation before launching any new safety functionality.