Motorola Solutions will connect Thailand’s commercial and government organizations to instant and secure voice communication by deploying a nationwide TETRA communications system. CAT Telecom Public Co., operator of Thailand’s telecommunications infrastructure, will provide Thailand’s government agencies, emergency services and other critical enterprises with access to the mission-critical radio communications network.

Determining the altitude of a 9-1-1 caller is proving difficult with a recent report finding significant questions remain about the performance and scalability of Z-axis technology — which could locate a caller in a high-rise for example — for live 9-1-1 call environments.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the deployment of the Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System (ISICS), built with Motorola Solutions Project 25 (P25) mission-critical radio communication technology.

The FCC is seeking comment on a petition for rulemaking filed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) asking the FCC to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to revise its rules for wireless priority service (WPS).

Island Tech Services (ITS), a provider of technology, mobility and vehicle solutions based in Ronkonkoma, New York, joined the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) dealer program through the AT&T alliance channel.

The FCC declined to grant Skybridge Spectrum Foundation an extension or waiver of the construction deadline for 16 geographic Automated Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS) licenses.

In California, vital communications infrastructure is also at risk, and many government agencies need to relocate critical emergency transmission infrastructure as a result of the fires. Schulman Rogers is offering free services to California public-safety agencies.

Harris will provide an enhanced countywide public-safety communications solution that serves more than 600 users in Orange County, Virginia.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) board of directors approved its fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget at an Aug. 13 meeting. Chairwoman Sue Swenson, who will step down as chair later this month, was honored at the end of the meeting for her service to public safety.

In any crisis — whether a natural disaster, a terror attack or an industrial catastrophe — every second counts. That’s why Verizon and Nokia are again hosting, in collaboration with the Guardian Centers and Aegex Technologies, Operation Convergent Response 2018 (OCR2018), a second annual live scenario event that puts the latest crisis response innovations in first responders’ hands to help save lives.