The New Zealand Commerce Commission is undertaking a study to improve its understanding of backhaul services under S9A of the Telecommunications Act.

Market research firm IHS Markit said the number of digital mobile radio users exceeded the number of analog users for the first time in 2017.

A new "safe cities" survey sponsored by Unisys and conducted by research company YouGov queried a total of nearly 4,000 respondents in 10 cities around the world to gauge their attitudes on a wide range of security-related issues.

The global market for command-and-control room technologies and services was estimated to have been worth US$4.99 billion in 2016, according to research from IHS Markit. North America was estimated to have generated the most revenues at US$1.8 billion.

SNS Research’s latest report indicates that annual investments in public-safety Long Term Evolution (LTE) infrastructure will surpass $800 million by the end of 2017.

Shifting business models, emerging technologies that redefine IT and the drive to implement digital government lead a long list of challenges facing state CIOs, according to new research released at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) annual conference.

A new Frost & Sullivan analysis titled “Next Generation 911 – The Future of Public Safety, Forecast to 2022,” expects the total next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) market to increase from about $134.6 million in 2016 to $345.8 million by 2022, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17 percent. The study examines the NG 9-1-1 ecosystem, details key trends, market progress and growth opportunities.

New research shows that more than 50 percent of government respondents say that public technology adoption should be stimulated, managed and aggregated at the local or city level. ABI Research conducted the business-to-business (B2B) technology survey of 455 U.S.-based companies that span nine verticals.

The Canadian government announced a commitment of C$3 million (US$2.2 million) in 2017 – 18 to engage stakeholders and produce evidence-based analysis on implementation models for a potential public-safety broadband network (PSBN). This engagement and analysis will provide the opportunity to better understand the potential benefits of a PSBN and will support decision-making moving forward, a statement said.

New public opinion research finds the overwhelming majority of Americans see public television as an effective channel for educating children and underserved populations about responding to emergency situations such as tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes or terrorist attacks.