The Tennessee Highway Patrol will roll out 700 Axon Fleet 2 in-car camera systems backed by a digital data management solution. The order was received in the first quarter of 2019 and will ship in multiple phases.

Teltronic CEO Juan Ferro offers an update on the business following Hytera’s 2017 acquisition of Sepura, which came after Sepura purchased Teltronic in 2015.

Nokia announced it will partner with Pöyry, an international consulting and engineering company, and Infosys, which offers next-generation digital services and consulting, to enhance and accelerate the adoption of KRTI 4.0, an artificial intelligence (AI) framework.

Telit announced that the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) added Telit’s first embedded Long Term Evolution (LTE) band 14 internet of things (IoT) modules in LTE categories 1 and 4 to its lineup. Telit now has a total of four LTE modules in the FirstNet device ecosystem.

The Israel – U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Homeland Security (HLS) program released a call for proposals for advanced first responder technologies and five other topics. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate and Israel’s Ministry of Public Security (MOPS) oversee BIRD.

An International Telecommunication Union (ITU) global forum to help countries protect and save more lives through the better use of emergency telecommunications was held 6 – 8 March. The Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications (GET-19), Balaclava, Mauritius, reaffirmed the importance of preparedness efforts and released recommendations for new technology.

Verizon announced five participating companies for the first cohort of the 5G First Responder Lab, an innovation incubator that will give first responder technology companies from around the globe access to 5G technology to develop, test and refine 5G solutions for public safety. The creation of the 5G First Responder Lab was announced in November.

Telewave announced that it is planning to join the WiMAX Forum and actively participate in the ecosystem. Telewave will bring its RF system expertise, smart antennas and internet of things (IoT) solutions for end-to-end system integrations, ensuring compatibility and interoperability among solutions providers.

Infrastructure Networks (INET) and Osprey Informantics announced a strategic partnership to bring powerful remote visual monitoring capabilities to the U.S. energy sector.

Thales and Telstra combined their expertise to enable the management of low altitude airspace for manned and unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The companies jointly prototyped a data and communications solution to prepare the way for the integration of manned and unmanned traffic in Australian skies.