Frequentis’ gateway was certified for use on the U.K.’s Emergency Services Network (ESN).

The foundation of mission-critical communications has, and always will be, voice. However, that doesn’t mean digital technologies and applications can’t further enhance our public-safety organizations and allow first responders to do their job more effectively.

The Columbia 9-1-1 Communications District (Columbia 9-1-1) in Oregon retained Federal Engineering (FE) to assess alternatives to replace the district’s existing radio system, provide independent recommendations and analyze radio vendor proposals.

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) released a supply chain security standard, SCS 9001, which was developed specifically for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. SCS 9001 is relevant for all ICT industry products, including software, hardware and the services that connect to networks.

The State Electric Company (STELCO) in New Jersey deployed Perle power over Ethernet (PoE) industrial switches in its substations.

Final scoping of the Release 18 (R18) feature content was the major topic of interest at last month’s quarterly 3GPP Plenary e-meeting. With the support of AT&T and multiple international public safety partners, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) worked to assure that the top features important to public safety will be part of R18. The agreed R18 schedule will result in a December 2023 completion target date.

Intelsat in cooperation with Telstra and Spark deployed emergency communications services to support humanitarian aid to Tonga and the archipelago for Digicel Tonga and Tonga Communications Corporation.

The FCC released a notice seeking comment on several areas related to safeguards to protect Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) and Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) information.

Hytera partner D2N in Australia supplied a multi-site Hytera XPT radio network with real-time GPS tracking across a large rocket launch site with difficult terrain for space company Southern Launch.

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) published an updated version of its “NRSC Emergency Preparedness and Response Checklist,” which comprises voluntary industry best practices as a reference in preparation for, response to and recovery from a disaster event. This resource updates the previous version, which was revised in 2019.