AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson said the company has completed one-third of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) buildout, and the carrier is six months ahead of schedule of the buildout requirements in the FirstNet contract.

Another Colorado jurisdiction filed a petition asking the FCC to address Long Term Evolution (LTE) interoperability among commercial carriers.

The first remote mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) Plugtests event begins Dec. 3 and runs through end-January.

Sepura has delivered more than 400,000 TETRA radios to users of Germany’s public-safety TETRA network, BDBOS, in 11 German states.

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is seeking comments on candidate American National Standard (ANS) 2.106.1-201x, which addresses site-hardening requirements for public-safety grade sites.

A private bank catering to the rural economy said rural wireless providers will likely see short-term benefits from the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) but could see long-term competitive challenges from FirstNet partner, AT&T, along with Verizon and Motorola Solutions.

The Tasmanian Government Radio Network (TasGRN) announced a request for tender to transition eight core user organizations, currently using five disparate radio communications networks, onto one unified, digital and interoperable radio network.

Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) Telco Authority began enhancements to existing radio infrastructure and expansions to its government radio network in numerous areas.

Barrett Communications was awarded a contract to supply the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) with HF radio communications for its national parks and conservation areas.

Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), the main public transport company in the metropolitan area of Catalan capital in Spain, continues to renew its bus fleet, selecting Teltronic to supply radio communications for the new vehicles.