Comtech Telecommunications announced that during its second quarter of fiscal 2021, Comtech Solacom Technologies, a division of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment received a next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) services contract to provide its Guardian call-handling solution to the Toronto Police Service, supporting the largest 9-1-1 center in Canada and one of the largest cities in North America.

Anterix announced that it has begun an initial deployment of 900 MHz spectrum with Xcel Energy for a private LTE network. Motorola Solutions will provide the network at two existing Xcel sites in Minneapolis.

Airbus and its local partners GuangZhou Topcom and Beijing Smart & Speedy signed a contract to provide hybrid communications services to Guangzhou Baiyan International Airport and its adjacent airports.

Brave Technology Coop, the cooperative behind a suite of tools and services that detect accidental overdoses and alert frontline responders, and RapidSOS announced a partnership to reduce the risk of accidental drug overdose fatalities for individuals across the United States.

The CBRS Alliance, an industry organization focused on driving the development, commercialization and adoption of OnGo shared spectrum solutions, announced it is expanding its mission to encompass Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) technologies operating in shared spectrum bands around the globe, leveraging its members’ successes in commercializing the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band in the United States. To align with this broader objective, the organization is changing its name to the OnGo Alliance.

A recent study from market research firm Global Market Insights found the demand for private LTE market is anticipated to grow at an incremental rate based on increasing adoption of connected devices that require a reliable and secure communications network. Rapid urbanization and industrialization are driving the need for advanced communications technologies that are capable of handling smart logistics and manufacturing.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) joined forces with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) to develop critical technology that will allow first responders to more accurately locate their team members in burning buildings.

2020 was a busy year for the industry as the COVID-19 pandemic forced first responders to find new ways to provide services and a variety of regulatory actions drastically changed the spectrum landscape.

ESChat announced availability of its second-generation Android product, as the company continues to build upon its position in the broadband push-to-talk (PTT) market.

A Christmas morning bombing in Nashville knocked out FirstNet services for several hours due to commercial power outages and the exhaustion of backup power sources.