Portugal’s emergency services adopted its suite of communications solutions to transform the country’s existing systems in preparation for eCall, the next-generation automated vehicle aid system.

The Argentine Railway, the eighth-largest railway in the world, chose RADWIN's train-to-ground solution after a proof of concept.

The Public Safety Technology Alliance (PSTA) launched to ensure open standards for all broadband wireless communications and related technology used by public safety, a statement said. The alliance’s leaders are generally the same as the Public Safety Network consulting firm.

pdvWireless reported its fourth quarter and fiscal year end results for the period ended March 31 and said it would lay off 20 percent of its staff.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) is starting to become a reality, so authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) must consider the wide-ranging ramifications of implementing the new mission-critical broadband data service and how it will affect in-building communications for first responders, building owners, facility managers and tenants.

The effective delivery of critical communications is crucial to ensuring public safety and to enabling businesses to protect personnel and property during major planned and unplanned events. At the dawn of the fourth industrial revolution, the industry is looking to see how 5G, big data, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) can be harnessed to further enhance critical communications in the context of an ever-changing technological landscape.

Attorneys for the federal government defended the use of a declaration from a First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) employee in a lawsuit against FirstNet, arguing that the declaration was intended to show knowledge the employee had and not the contents of FirstNet’s contract with AT&T.

Around 600 agencies have signed up for First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) services, AT&T chief financial officer John Stephens said during Cowen’s Technology, Media and Telecom Conference May 30 in New York.

The FCC approved additional immediate funding to accelerate the restoration of communications networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that were damaged and destroyed during the 2017 hurricane season.

Government leaders from more than 20 countries gathered to discuss their experiences, challenges and solutions for deploying broadband networks to help first responders communicate. The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) in conjunction with Public Safety Communications Europe (PSCE) held the second annual International Public Safety Broadband Leaders forum for government executives in Belgium.