New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced $45 million was awarded to 57 counties and New York City to enhance emergency communications across the state. The grant program is funded by cellular surcharge revenue and enables local governments to expand emergency response capabilities and enhance overall public-safety operations.

Tango Tango partnered with Siyata Mobile to offer the Uniden UV350 in-vehicle device to its first responder customers in the United States.

Two-way radio and mobile communications distributor Mobile Communications America (MCA) purchased Radio Communication Service (RCS), a communications solutions firm in South Carolina.

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-8.19 Engineering Committee on Wireline System Interfaces issued a call for interest for document TIA-102.BACA-B-3 initially titled Inter-RF Subsystem Interface – Messages and Procedures for Voice, Mobility Management and RFSS Capability Polling Services – Addendum 3 – Interworking with an IWF.

Airbus was chosen as the official secure communications technology provider for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Formula 1 race security teams and coordinators used the company’s TETRA network solutions to safeguard the venue and secure smooth performance during the event, which took place 28 November – 1 December.

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-8 committees released calls for interest for two Project 25 (P25) and LMR documents.

InterTalk will work as a subcontractor for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) V Division Radio Modernization project. The project is for a new Project 25 (P25) mission-critical communications system.

Avtec expanded its partnership with Tallysman Wireless to increase interoperability between the two companies’ solutions. The new application programming interface (API) integration was deployed in the field and demonstrates Scout’s interoperability with a variety of radio systems and applications that provide mission-critical communications.

Tait Communications and L3Harris have amended their partnership, first announced in 2016 as an exclusive distribution agreement. L3 Harris now offers nonexclusive distribution of Tait products in North America.

The first PowerTrunk Users Group meeting was held Oct. 23 – 25 at New Jersey Transit’s headquarters in Newark, New Jersey, coinciding with the first 10 years of PowerTrunk in North America.