Hytera completed the construction of a new digital TETRA network for the Philippine National Railways (PNR).

AT&T said that the FirstNet network now covers more than 2.81 million square miles across the U.S. The provider said that that is 50,000 more square miles than other commercial networks.

Every day, the news serves as a near constant reminder of the emergency issues plaguing the world, from tornadoes in the Midwest to flooding in Western Canada to disasters requiring the swift dispatch and coordination of multiple response units and divisions.

Doña Ana County, New Mexico, awarded Federal Engineering (FE) a contract to assess the county’s current public-safety mobile radio system and recommend improvements to meet the needs of Doña Ana’s first responders.

Several communications organizations and T-band users came out in support of a Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC), now called the National Wireless Communications Council (NWCC), petition to the FCC to make rule changes to the T-band spectrum.

Public-safety agencies and organizations and originating service providers (OSPs) sparred over FCC authority and cost responsibility in comments on a National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators (NASNA) petition asking the commission to help advance the next-generation 9-1-1 transition (NG 9-1-1) in the U.S.

The FCC announced the comments deadlines in its rulemaking proceeding on the overall functionality and accessibility of the Emergency Alert System (EAS).

The Department of Justice (DoJ) unsealed a federal indictment charging Hytera Communications with conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets.

The FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) announced the deadlines for its preceding on safeguards for network outage reporting.

Dawson County, Georgia, awarded Federal Engineering (FE) a contract to assist with the upgrade of the county’s public-safety mobile radio system including the development of specifications and support of the system procurement and implementation.