Sepura appointed Derek Brooks as international business development manager. His role will be to engage with potential and existing partners with the aim of growing Sepura’s share of the global critical communications market.

Motorola Solutions acquired Barrett Communications. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Motorola Solutions asked an Illinois district judge to hold Hytera Communications in contempt of court after Hytera failed to make its first court-mandated royalty payment.

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) Next G Alliance and the 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to exchange information regarding their work programs in areas of mutual interest in the field of 6G communication systems and networks. The MoU also covers collaboration on joint activities, including workshops, seminars, webinars and trials on 6G-related topics.

After several years of development work, the Frequentis-led BroadPort consortium successfully completed the Ferry Fire Trial in Malaga, Spain, to prove the practicality of its multicountry, safety-critical broadband communication network solution in a real-world scenario. The large-scale exercise brought together more than 40 public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) organizations from across Europe, as well as eight local Spanish authorities.

The Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (PTA) selected Nokia to design, build and maintain a next-generation railway communications system over the next decade in Perth.

Hytera Communications provided Playtime music festival in Mongolia with its next-generation communications solution to secure fast and seamless connectivity for the festival management team.

The smart factory transformation is beginning to take place in many different manufacturing sectors, and the professional mobile radio (PMR) industry is no exception. The new Hytera Global Manufacturing Center, a 110,000-square meter Industry 4.0 smart factory in Shenzhen, China, is already operating with an automation rate of 50%.

Zetron won a five-year contract from Queensland Rail in Australia to design, install and provide ongoing support for a fully integrated voice recording solution.

In a court filing, Hytera Communications said it was unable to make its royalty payment to Motorola Solutions and asked a judge to allow it to use shares of stock as a security against its debts.