Williams Communication Services (WCS), an Ontario, Canada-based indigenous communications firm, has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Ministry of The Solicitor General (SOLGEN) to provide a multisite PowerTrunk-T TETRA and related equipment for a total of 31 correctional and youth facilities. The sites include 25 adult correction and five youth justice facilities and one training center throughout the Canadian province.

Teltronic, a Spanish company specialized in the design, manufacture and maintenance of professional radio systems, has been selected by the Public Security Secretariat of Bahia, Brazil, for the deployment of a statewide critical communications TETRA network that will serve almost 400 municipalities.

Hytera completed the construction of a new digital TETRA network for the Philippine National Railways (PNR).

When an emergency situation strikes, it is crucial that those responding have access to the most reliable, resilient and up-to-date technology. However, the majority of America’s 9-1-1 centers are still operating with decades-old technology. It is clear that the United States’ 9-1-1 system is long overdue for a major upgrade.

The FCC and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced a new initiative to improve U.S. government coordination on spectrum management.

Several communications organizations and T-band users came out in support of a Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC), now called the National Wireless Communications Council (NWCC), petition to the FCC to make rule changes to the T-band spectrum.

The Department of Justice (DoJ) unsealed a federal indictment charging Hytera Communications with conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets.

Dawson County, Georgia, awarded Federal Engineering (FE) a contract to assist with the upgrade of the county’s public-safety mobile radio system including the development of specifications and support of the system procurement and implementation.

Frequentis’ gateway was certified for use on the U.K.’s Emergency Services Network (ESN).

The foundation of mission-critical communications has, and always will be, voice. However, that doesn’t mean digital technologies and applications can’t further enhance our public-safety organizations and allow first responders to do their job more effectively.