G4S, a leading global integrated security company, awarded Motorola Solutions a 10-year contract to deliver the U.K.’s first cloud-based, integrated CommandCentral Control Room Solution (CRS) to Lincolnshire Police.

The Central Procurement Office of Schleswig-Holstein AöR (GMSH – Gebäudemanagement Schleswig-Holstein) contracted Motorola Solutions to provide new mission-critical radio solutions for police.

The European Emergency Number Association (EENA) created a network designed for emergency services using drones in their day-to-day operations or are interested in doing so. The Emergency Services & Drones network is a platform for first responders to share experiences and best practices with their peers, as well as stay up to date with the latest developments.

The Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, announced more than $9.5 million in grant funding this year to charitable organizations around the world. The grants will impact more than 2 million students, first responders, teachers, veterans and community members in more than 38 countries, with a focus on nonprofit organizations that provide education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), as well as public safety.

Through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is partnering with industry to evaluate first responder technologies. DHS, industry partners and 13 local Houston-area public-safety agencies will integrate existing first responder technology with DHS-developed and commercial technology during a hazardous materials (HAZMAT) scenario.

Todd Early was appointed the new chair of First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC).

Alert Ready, Canada's emergency alerting system, will send a test alert next week, and the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) is encouraging Canadians to learn how it will affect their wireless devices. As part of a general test of the alert system, government agencies across Canada will distribute a message to compatible wireless devices, as well as TV and radio, Nov. 28 at 1:55 p.m. local time.

Motorola Solutions will demonstrate its push-to-talk (PTT) services to Australian public-safety agencies and businesses at Comms Connect Melbourne this week. Specifically, the company is demonstrating technology based on the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 13 standard mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT).

BearCom Group acquired two Colorado mobile communications business, Wireless Advanced Communications (WAC) and QDS Communications. Terms of the transactions were not announced.

The German Regional Court of Dusseldorf ruled Nov. 20 that Hytera Communications and German subsidiary Hytera Mobilfunk infringed a Motorola patent.