The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) announced that April Heinze joined the NENA staff as the association’s new 9-1-1 and PSAP operations director.

Puloli is providing full turnkey private IoT network as a service (NaaS) to its customers and is using Sequans and Pycom technology to connect the end-user devices running on its network.

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) June 11 for an American National Standard (ANS) that identifies hardening requirements for public safety grade sites.

The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) released a report examining how first responders may use IoT devices and sensors to enhance emergency response while augmenting personnel and scene safety.

Motorola Solutions completed the rollout of a new mobility managed service to Victoria Police in Victoria, Australia, enabling increased situational awareness, safety and productivity on the front line.

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.