Ondas Networks entered into a partnership and reseller agreement with Telewave to promote Ondas’ networking solutions within the disaster relief market.

The Next Generation 911 Institute (NG911 Institute) selected Wesley K. Wright, as its new executive director. Kathleen M. Slattery will serve as deputy director.

Version 3 of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) i3 standard for next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) is available for public review and comment. The open standard is created through the collaboration of industry, academic and public-safety experts

A disruptive innovation creates a new market and value network and eventually disrupts an existing market and value network, displacing established market-leading firms, products and alliances

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.

The plaintiffs in a privacy lawsuit against the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) asked that the court not allow AT&T to file an amicus curiae brief in the case.

Verizon introduced a platform with features that can help federal, state and local agencies run safer fleets, gain greater insight into operations and fleet maintenance and better communicate with workers and first responders in the field.

Everbridge was awarded a multiyear contract to support the deployment of Australia’s next-generation national early warning system.

Frontier Communications, a communications service provider, announced an agreement with Carbyne. Under the agreement, Frontier will offer Carbyne's 9-1-1 call-handling plugin to public-safety, department of transport and enterprise customers within its 29-state footprint.

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.