With the Kuwaiti government fast transitioning from narrowband to broadband networks, Airbus has shown strong support for the move through increased deployment of its secure communications and collaboration solutions, specifically the Tactilon Agnet 900 and Tactilon Dabat in the country.

The PMeV association is launching a professional joint initiative for its members. Managing directors, as well as human resources and marketing managers of the PMeV member companies will be involved in the development of ideas, strategies and measures to recruit specialists for the professional mobile radio (PMR) sector.

The National 911 program offered an update on the progress of the 2019 NG911 Roadmap. The road map outlines a blueprint to develop a nationwide system of next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) systems across the country.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with the Department of Transportation (DoT), has selected the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI), a DHS Center of Excellence led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), to develop a framework and process for testing the interoperability and compatibility of next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) systems.

Mono County, Inyo County, the city of Bishop and town of Mammoth Lakes in California awarded Federal Engineering a contract to provide expert consulting services for a regional dispatch center feasibility study and implementation plan.

Ceragon Networks announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30. The company mentioned $4 million in positive cash flow from operating and investing activities along with rising revenues, margins and net results compared to the first quarter of the year.

The British Maritime and Coastguard Agency is investing more than £170 million in a new radio network that will enable Her Majesty’s Coastguard to continue to save lives for years to come. The new network will be built and maintained by telent Technology Services and is a significant investment in telecommunications infrastructure in rural areas.

Motorola Solutions announced it completed the acquisition of Pelco, a global provider of video security solutions based in Fresno, California. Motorola paid $110 million in cash for Pelco.

The FCC denied a request from USTelecom — The Broadband Association to give broadband service providers an additional 90 days to file their annual 9-1-1 reliability certifications.

The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the adoption rate of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), FirstNet Board Chair Ed Horowitz during a fireside chat as part of the Public Safety Communications Research’s (PSCR) Virtual Conference July 29.