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.

A new digital radio system from Motorola Solutions is helping New Zealand’s City Forests to work more safely and efficiently while complying with COVID-19 work requirements.

Airbus signed three new contracts to provide TETRA technology, equipment and terminals to three new metro lines in the cities of Foshan, Shenzen and Zhengzhou in China.

The Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC) filed a petition for rulemaking with the FCC that would modernize the rules governing protection of TV stations from LMR systems in the T-band spectrum.

Verizon Frontline recently deployed its advanced public-safety platforms and technology, via the Verizon Response Team (VRT), to support first responders battling wildfires throughout Arizona.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded $2,988,950 in a new round of funding for new interoperable communication systems for public safety. Initially funded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), through its Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) program, Catalyst Communications Technologies received a Phase III SBIR award for commercialization of its interoperable communications solution.

Airbus completed the installation of its secure TETRA communications technology for Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, Chengdu’s second International airport and one of the five biggest international airports in China with more than 50 million passengers in 2019.

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on whether to launch a market investigation into Motorola Solutions’ Airwave network, which is currently used by all emergency services in the U.K.

The Project 25 (P25) Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) released “ISSI/CSSI Interoperability Test Requirements CAB, Rev2 (June 2021),” which takes the place of the October 2019 version.

A Beep is marking its 25th anniversary as a privately held push-to-talk (PTT) over cellular (PoC) provider. A Beep has grown from a small regional paging carrier and two-way radio service company to a recognized provider of PoC with its Diga-Talk+ (DTP) product line.