A new report from IHS Markit Technology said there is steady growth across sectors for TETRA terminals. The increase in demand is led by the industrial user vertical, where 8% increase in compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is predicted to 2023. Other markets with more than 5% anticipated growth include transport and utilities, while the public-safety market is predicted to grow its TETRA installed base by more than 4% in the 12 months to December 2020.

The Mauritius Metro Express, the first and only mass transit system for the island of Mauritius, began inaugural service. The system’s radio communications infrastructure includes outdoor TETRA base stations and control room applications from Damm Cellular Systems.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tested four different radio communications accessories used with personal protective equipment (PPE) by first responders.

Motorola Solutions announced the 2019 Motorola Solutions Education Video Contest winners. The contest invited K-12 public, private or charter schools or school districts based in the U.S. to submit videos honoring favorite school heroes, highlighting outstanding achievements or demonstrating their efforts to ensure positive learning environments.

The FCC plans to vote on rules that would accelerate the conclusion of the 800 MHz band reconfiguration program at its Oct. 25 meeting. This 14-year initiative — originally scheduled for three years — has aimed to eliminate interference to public-safety agencies operating in the band.

The Energy Industry Symposium will take place 27 November at PMRExpo 2019 in Germany. The symposium is aimed at representatives of energy suppliers and municipal utilities and will examine issues of security-critical communications.

The Croatian Ministry of the Interior (MoI) awarded Motorola Solutions partners King ICT and MICRO-LINK a tender to expand the coverage of Croatia’s nationwide TETRA network and integrate civil protection agencies into the network.

The Ethiopia Electric Utility (EEU) company deployed a new mission-critical radio communications system from Motorola Solutions in the region of greater Addis Ababa. The new system will help improve the safety of grid operations and maintenance staff and elevate the level of service for millions of customers in the region.

Hytera supported the 35th Shinhan Donghae Open, an Asian Tour golf tournament in South Korea, with its push-to-talk (PTT) over cellular (PoC) solution. The event was held at the Bear’s Best Cheonga in Incheon 19 – 22 September.

The Utah Communications Authority (UCA) awarded L3Harris Technologies a contract to provide a statewide Project 25 (P25) Phase 2 public-safety network for multiple agencies and emergency responders in Utah.