The state police of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany contracted with Axon for an agencywide roll out of 1,350 body-worn cameras.

Public-safety answering points (PSAPs) using the Solacom Guardian 9-1-1 Call Handling solution can leverage the information from Apple and Google wireless device operating systems to pinpoint the location of wireless 9-1-1 calls.

The Next Generation 911 Institute (NG911 Institute) announced the results of its 2018 board of directors election. Joe Marx, AT&T, was re-elected in the consumer telco category and was subsequently re-elected as chair of the board. April Heinze of INdigital was elected vice chair.

Victoria Police deployed number plate recognition and in-car video technology from Motorola Solutions under a five-year, statewide managed service contract valued at about A$17.3 million (US$12.3 million).

AT&T certified NetMotion Mobile and Diagnostics for state and local agencies on the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) network.

The Communications Workers of America (CWA), the union for AT&T employees, announced a new advocacy initiative and website to increase the availability of information about the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).

Four applications were selected for public safety and industries in the Middle East as part of Airbus Defence and Space’s Critical App Challenge for the Middle East and North Africa.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking nominations and expressions of interest for an open position on the Project 25 (P25) Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) Advisory Panel (AP).

In a statement FCC Chairman Ajit Pai criticized wireless carriers for not quickly restoring service in areas affected by Hurricane Michael and said the carriers should waive the October bills of Floridians in the affected areas.

The second DRIVER+ Trial will be held 22 – 26 October in France at Entente Valabre, a public civil protection support organization. The project will focus on improving interagency cooperation and coordination during a wildfire.