Verizon announced a successful test of its Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) technology, which executives said will help the carrier more quickly deploy 5G coverage across its network and provide 5G coverage to public safety through deployables. Additionally, Verizon announced the five companies participating in the next cohort of its 5G First Responder Lab.

Thailand Siriraj Hospital and Thailand local operator TRUE reached a 5G network strategic cooperation agreement to promote the development of an intelligent and efficient medical industry in Thailand. Hytera cooperated with TRUE to jointly develop an integrated broadband solution for the local healthcare customer.

The Elmore County (Idaho) Board of Commissioners and Emergency Services awarded Federal Engineering a contract to assess the county’s public-safety mobile radio system and recommend improvements to better meet first responder needs.

The city of Hamburg, Germany, represented by the Ministry of the Interior and Sport, selected Frequentis to install a new communications system for both the police and fire services.

The El Dorado Hills (California) Fire Department adopted RadioMobile’s mobile data computers (MDCs) for its AVL solution.

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Department of Public Safety will deploy Hexagon’s Safety & Infrastructure public-safety solutions in the cloud to enhance its emergency response and support law enforcement operations.

With coverage responsibility for more than 27 million acres of public land in the rugged Pacific Northwest, Region 6 of the U.S. Forest Service places a premium on reliability in its communications equipment. The vast majority of Region 6 dispatch centers use Telex hardware and software equipment.

The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) released a new report on mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT) technology and consoles.

Motorola Solutions and SaferWatch, a mobile application that allows authorized personnel to initiate a mobile panic button during an emergency via smartphone, teamed to deliver cutting-edge school safety solutions in Florida.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Switzerland Federal Office of Civil Aviation reached an agreement on harmonizing domestic and international safety standards for unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The agreement builds on U.S and Swiss efforts to ensure the fastest growing and broadest segment of aviation is integrated safely, efficiently and seamlessly around the world.