Atos announced that energy company Orsted selected it to supply critical communications solutions based on TETRA technology for two offshore wind farms off the coast of Changhua County in Taiwan.

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SMR technology was revolutionized by Nextel Communications when it established its digital system in 1987. With its overwhelming success, Nextel continued to build out sites throughout the United States and expanded worldwide using an LMR-based system developed by Motorola Solutions.

Everbridge was awarded a multiyear contract to support the deployment of Australia’s next-generation national early warning system.

Oakland County, Michigan, entered into a $46.9 million contract with Motorola Solutions to replace its aging public-safety radio system with a Project 25 (P25) network that will interface with the statewide Michigan Public Safety Communication System (MPSCS). Oakland County will be the first agency in Michigan to use P25 Phase 2 technology that will more than double the number of users on one system, a statement said.

Emerging Digital Concepts (EDC) was selected to provide its CAD-to-CAD interoperability solution for the 10-county Denver metro area known as the North Central All Hazards Region. EDC, in conjunction with partner GeoComm, will also deploy GeoComm Smart City Map, a three-dimensional map display providing a common operating picture (COP) with integrated sensor feeds, for enhanced regional situational awareness.

Jasper County (Missouri) Emergency Services completed an upgrade of the county’s emergency communications system in Carthage.

The Service and System Aspects (SA) working group that outlined mission-critical features in the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standards is pushing forward with those same features and expanded offerings for 5G technology in Release 17 of the standards.

Global Certification Forum (GCF) plans to highlight progress made since it signed a memorandum of understanding with TCCA last year that pledged to advance developments in areas related to Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) mission-critical services.

Several recent FCC proposals have the potential to change the industry in big ways. The latest action on 900 MHz sets up a realignment process we haven’t experienced since 800 MHz rebanding began more than a decade ago. The biggest difference will be the process the FCC uses to relocate incumbents, and hopefully, the length of time it takes to complete the initiative.