The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate's (S&T) highlighted several technologies helping with hurricane predictive, situational awareness and decision support functions.

Global deployments of licensed mobile radio increased by 4.5 percent in 2017 despite the emergence of Long Term Evolution (LTE) solutions onto the market and 5G on the horizon, according to IHS Markit.

Market research firm IHS Markit predicted that revenues generated by the mission-critical Long Term Evolution (LTE) market are set to increase across all major sectors to 2021. Leading the way is the utilities market, with 120 percent growth, followed by public safety, where revenues are set to double.

Two Way Direct joined the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) dealer program. As a FirstNet dealer, Two Way Direct can equip public-safety entities with FirstNet plans and service.

A report from ABI Research found the total mission-critical communications market for base stations, repeaters, handsets and infrastructure in 2022 will be US$10 billion. The North American market continues to account for more than half of this world market with the rapidly growing Asia-Pacific region in second place with a 20 percent market share.

Global shipments of TETRA increased by 15 percent in 2017, with strong growth noted across all geographic regions.

The FCC is requesting comment for an upcoming report that will address the feasibility of allowing commercial wireless services to use or share use of the 3.7 – 4.2 GHz spectrum band.

In its newly released report on public-safety distributed antennas systems (DAS) and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), ABI Research examines the features being implemented by AT&T for FirstNet, discusses the requirements for in-building FirstNet wireless coverage and makes strategic recommendations to building owners/managers, equipment vendors, system integrators and neutral hosts.

New public opinion research finds that the overwhelming majority of Americans want public TV to play a role in providing earthquake early warnings. Commissioned by Eagle Hill Consulting, the research also finds strong public support for government investment in early warning technology.

The private LTE market is expected to surpass $2.5 billion in annual spending by the end of 2018, new research found. SNS Telecom & IT estimates that the market will further grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 30 percent between 2018 and 2021, eventually accounting for more than $5 billion in annual spending by the end of 2021.