After more than two years of extensive field testing, market research and piloting by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade Police Department, Miami-Dade County awarded Motorola Solutions a deal worth $165 million over 10 years for its APX NEXT radios.

Airbus´ High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) Connectivity Business has signed a strategic partnership with Salam, a leading Saudi telecommunications and ICT company and part of the Mawarid Media & Communications Group (MMCG), to progress the development of private networks, internet of things (IoT) applications, disaster management solutions, and other connectivity and high-altitude Earth observation services from the stratosphere to serve Saudi Arabia.

The U.K. Communications and Marketing Authority (CMA) released several proposed controls that would limit the amount of money Motorola Solutions can make from continued operation of its Airwave network.

Verizon Communications reported its third-quarter 2022 results.

AT&T announced that first FirstNet connections reached approximately 4 million across more than 23,000 agencies.

In response to an increasing interest in and a demand for its certification services, the Global Certification Forum (GCF) expanded its core team in readiness for 2023. As part of the investment in the organization’s resources, GCF appointed Carlos Pedraz Rodríguez as head of business development.

Brevard County in Florida deployed an enhanced emergency response system in place to help law enforcement and hospitals communicate directly in real-time during any emergency.

The Norwegian Police Service signed a new agreement with Northcom for the purchase of Sepura TETRA radios for use on the Nødnett emergency services network.

The latest set of Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Plenary electronic meetings (e-meetings) concluded on September 19. The meetings focused on Release 18 (R18) which is currently in progress. R18 will become the inaugural release for 5G Advanced that includes new innovations toward the 5G vision. The plenary e-meetings made solid progress on the study items and work items that form the basis to advance the agreed upon R18 features. The following reports discuss the current status of R18 work.

The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) granted one long-form application and issue 41 new priority access licenses (PAL) in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band.