Motorola Solutions acquired TETRA Ireland Communications, the provider of Ireland’s National Digital Radio Service (NDRS). Terms of this transaction were not disclosed.

Union County, South Carolina, retained the services of Federal Engineering (FE) to assist with improvements to the county’s public-safety mobile radio system.

An AT&T executive said that the carrier’s FirstNet business posted 60% growth year over year in 2021 and is now worth $1.7 billion.

5G technologies are being rapidly deployed to deliver increased peak data speeds, ultra-low latency, enhanced reliability, enormous network capacity and increased availability. However, this requires a substantial expansion/upgrade to existing network infrastructure. For example, 5G networks must be densified to get the signal closer to users, which means more cell sites in more locations.

Hytera Mobilfunk completed the expansion of the nationwide public-safety TETRA network in the Dominican Republic. The last coverage gaps in rural areas were closed on behalf of the Dominican Ministry of the Interior, thereby achieving nationwide radio coverage.

As disasters increase in frequency and severity, strong communications in impacted areas are critical. MissionCritical Communications asked Marcus Claycomb, business development manager at Panasonic, about some of the challenges facing responders in the field during disasters, as well as ways to address some of those challenges.

Williams Communication Services (WCS), an Ontario, Canada-based indigenous communications firm, has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Ministry of The Solicitor General (SOLGEN) to provide a multisite PowerTrunk-T TETRA and related equipment for a total of 31 correctional and youth facilities. The sites include 25 adult correction and five youth justice facilities and one training center throughout the Canadian province.

A new class of networks is appearing that offers huge potential for public safety, transport, utilities and rural broadband. The 450 MHz spectrum, which was previously used for 2G and 3G cellular and voice calls, is becoming available for new uses as the cellular carriers move away from those frequencies. The 450 MHz spectrum will support LTE services, so it offers great potential for internet of things (IoT) and machine to machine (M2M) applications.

Teltronic, a Spanish company specialized in the design, manufacture and maintenance of professional radio systems, has been selected by the Public Security Secretariat of Bahia, Brazil, for the deployment of a statewide critical communications TETRA network that will serve almost 400 municipalities.

Peachtree Corners, one of the nation’s first smart city environments powered by real-world connected infrastructure and 5G, announced that T-Mobile, Applied Information and Temple are introducing 5G-connected vehicle technology that enables traffic signals to communicate with any vehicle on the road via a revolutionary mobile app.