The Israel Police selected Siklu mmWave radios as the agency’s main wireless fiber solution. These systems were selected for nationwide deployments as well as temporary events for the purpose of backhauling high-definition (HD) video surveillance systems and advanced sensors.

CAD provider RapidDeploy installed its cloud-based CAD platform in the testing laboratory at the Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center (ITEC) at Texas A&M University.

BDBOS, the federal agency for public-safety digital radio in Germany, operates the world’s largest TETRA digital radio network. BDBOS is in the process of upgrading the network to make it suitable for future needs and create a technological platform for broadband services.

AT&T reported wireless and international results in the first quarter. The wireless carrier said capital expenditures were $6.1 billion. Capital expenditures included about $140 million in First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) capital costs and no FirstNet reimbursements.

Globalstar signed a merger agreement with Thermo Acquisitions, under which metro fiber provider FiberLight and 15.5 million shares of CenturyLink stock will be combined with Globalstar, along with $100 million of cash and minority investments in complementary businesses and assets of $25 million in exchange for Globalstar common stock valued at about $1.65 billion.

Collahuasi Mine in Chile, one of the largest copper extraction deposits in the world, contracted Motorola Solutions to control the operation of its mission-critical communications system.

AT&T and CitySwitch signed an agreement for building new cell towers to suit based on future wireless network needs. CitySwitch will begin tower construction plans as early as the second half of 2018 and will lease completed sites to AT&T.

The architecture for interworking between mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT) and legacy LMR systems was completed and approved at the latest Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) meetings 19 – 23 March in Chennai, India.

Washoe County, a growing region located in northwest Nevada, awarded Federal Engineering a contract to provide project management and technical support during contract negotiations with the selected vendor for a new LMR network.

Motorola Solutions Australia will expand and upgrade the Project 25 (P25) radio network serving Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. The Partnerships Victoria managed service contract was extended for seven years, valued at A$261 million (US$199 million) with an opportunity to extend for a further five years.