The Middle East and Africa region is set to see double-digit growth in the TETRA market during the next five years.

A new survey of more than 1,000 consumers found broad public expectations that wireless callers can be found by emergency responders if they dial 9-1-1 in an emergency. The survey was sponsored by the Find Me 911 Coalition.

The number of smart cities worldwide will quadruple within a 12-year period that started last year, according to a new report from IHS Technology

Findings from a new study released by CallFire and conducted online by Harris Poll among 2,100 U.S. adults found that three in five Americans (59 percent) say they are more likely to pay attention to emergency alerts — from hurricane warnings to Amber alerts — sent to their phone as opposed to other methods such as roadside signs or TV.

A survey of IT and security executives globally found that the majority of respondents agree that cyber threats are putting industrial control systems and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) at more risk than before.

The North American and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) total command and control room market including technology and services is set to increase from an estimated $3.2 billion in 2013 to almost $4.4 billion in 2018 for public safety, transportation and utilities. The data comes from an IHS report.

The IJIS Institute — a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing and safeguarding for justice, public safety and homeland security — released a white paper on National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Version Migration.

State governments are taking divergent approaches to planning and varied strategies for engaging with federal and local partners for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), according to a report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO).

More than 3 million “cost-optimized” Digital Mobile Radio, digital Private Mobile Radio (dPMR) and competing digital technology terminals will be shipped in 2018, outstripping analog and all other digital technology shipments, according to new market research.

The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) Broadband Working Group (BBWG) is proud to announce the publication of a report that defines “public safety grade.” The definition is of critical importance to public-safety agencies and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), charged with building a nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).