The FCC voted to open a proceeding to explore options for promoting improvements in RF receiver performance, including through use of incentives, industry-led voluntary approaches, commission policy and guidance, or regulatory requirements.

Kyocera entered into an agreement with Microsoft to integrate the Walkie Talkie application in Microsoft Teams on ultra-rugged 5G Android smartphones.

An Illinois judge declined to change the initial date from which a royalty that Hytera Communications owes to Motorola Solutions was determined. Additionally, the judge declined to change the format of the royalty payment from a lump sum to a payment plan.

MacroAsia Corporation (MAC), a leading provider of aviation-related support services in the Philippines, relied on Teltronic to deploy a TETRA communication system that services six airports in the country: Clark, Kalibo, Cebu, Davao, General Santos and the capital, Manila.

A lawsuit over whether Sprint has abandoned the Nextel trademark began April 11.

Benton County, Oregon, awarded Federal Engineering (FE), a contract to provide a radio infrastructure assessment and detailed improvement plan for first responder agencies in the area.

PowerTrunk supplied a TETRA digital radio communications network for a metro train project in Sydney, Australia. The scope of the project includes TETRA radio network infrastructure, portable handheld and specialized on-board radio equipment, and its CeCoTRANS dispatch solution.

Motorola Solutions provided Swisscom a next generation, Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)-standards-compliant push-to-talk (PTT) solution, enabling the Swiss telecommunications provider to offer an instant communication service to its business customers. The new PTT service connects individuals and groups instantaneously over Swisscom’s broadband network and allows it to offer priority usage to critical users in emergency situations.

The various codes and guidelines for ERRCS came as a direct result of the tragedy of September 11. The complexity of the building systems and type of construction affected first responder communication efforts. Firefighters and police could not communicate with each other or dispatch, directly resulting in loss of life.

The state of Oklahoma, through its Land Mobile Radio Public Safety Interoperability Cooperative (LMRPSIC), selected Federal Engineering (FE) to develop a statewide public-safety communications strategic plan.