Tyler Technologies acquired SceneDoc, a company that provides mobile-first, software-as-a-service (SaaS) field reporting for law enforcement agencies.

As the industry begins to adopt Long Term Evolution (LTE) for its broadband data needs and many mission-critical features are standardized in the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) process, one area where many questions remain is LTE device-to-device (D2D) communications.

Israeli company Telrad Networks received certification of Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) devices from the FCC. Telrad is among the first companies to receive the CBRS certification, positioning customers to begin deployments into the shared spectrum band of 3.55 – 3.7 GHz).

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) released the state technology leaders’ top priorities for the coming year with security and broadband on the list.

PMRExpo 2018, held 27 – 29 November in Cologne, Germany, attracted 4,400 visitors and 232 exhibitors including 73 global companies. The German North Rhine-Westphalia’s State Minister for Internal Affairs Herbert Reul opened this year’s PMRExpo.

Panasonic projects it will receive First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Ready certifications for a handset and several laptop models in the first half of 2019. The company also projects that it will receive FirstNet-capable certifications for several tablets and laptops by the end of this year, said Alan Yuan, business development manager for Panasonic.

Leonardo announced it is part of a 5G technology experimentation project in Italy, particularly in the cities of Bari and Matera.

Orion Labs’ Push to Talk iOS 5.2.8 mobile application is now First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) certified and included in the FirstNet App Catalog. First responders can use the voice communications platform with FirstNet’s priority access and pre-emption services.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites comments on a document that reviews the current and potential use cases of mobile and wearable devices by ?rst responders and analyzes them from a cybersecurity perspective. The analysis aims to assist jurisdictions with selecting secure devices by identifying security objectives, and to enable industry to design and produce more secure public-safety devices.

The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council released a report specific to managing user identification for mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT). The report provides high-level recommendations on the potential use of various MCPTT data fields to manage first responder identity and recommends creating a standard governing the MCPTT ID structure.