NGA 911 partnered with Roadside Telematics Corp (RTC) to support linking connected cars with next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) systems and first responders nationwide.

Airbus secured this years’ Hajj holy pilgrimage in Mecca with its mission-critical communication technologies in Saudi Arabia.

Comtech Telecommunications’ Safety and Security Technologies (SST) group received a multi-year statewide contract valued at $35.8 million to design, deploy and operate next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) services for the state of Arizona.

Following the unprecedented economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many future investment strategies for upgrading communications technology in the transport and logistics sector will have had their brakes put on. However, the reopening of the economy when individuals will once again be able to travel safely, and when global supply chains can get back up and running to pre-pandemic levels, will be a time to consolidate, not stand still.

UScellular and Tango Tango partnered to expand radio reach, enable agency collaboration and extend the life of LMR systems for public-safety officials.<

AT&T announced four new solutions for the FirstNet network, including a new mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) solution and improved interoperability and security capabilities.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is supporting counter unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) research, testing, training and evaluation across multiple DHS missions and components.

Valid8.com and Nemergent Solutions announced the successful execution of a first set of Radio Access Network 5 (RAN5) test cases for mission-critical video (MCVideo), including Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)-based call procedures supported by the Nemergent mission-critical services (MCX) client and Valid8.com’s MCX Conformance tester product.

FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed establishing Raleigh, North Carolina, and Boston, Massachusetts, as innovation zones to allow for advanced wireless communications and network innovation and research.

June 28 marked the official end of the solution prototype phase of the BroadWay precommercial procurement (PCP), with the notification of end of phase two results to the three competing consortia: Airbus, Frequentis and Leonardo.