Few people not directly involved in the technical complexities understand quite how much work goes on behind the scenes to ensure the seamless operation of mission-critical networks. While today’s narrowband networks running on TETRA, P25 and others are well-established self-contained entities, the emerging critical broadband services over 4G LTE and 5G networks create massive complexity in terms of interconnection, security and a host of other areas.

Motorola Solutions established a cyber threat information sharing and analysis organization (ISAO) for public safety.

The final phase of the BroadWay pre-commercial procurement (PCP) reached an important technical milestone that demonstrated the challenges defined by practitioners are technically feasible.

Google’s recent move to purchase Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm for $5.4 billion, highlights the growing concerns around cybersecurity for private and government organizations alike. No entity or country is fully immune to cyber attacks.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $259,831,989 to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) to assist in the acquisition of technical services, in support of S&T’s counter-unmanned system threats (C-UST) efforts. Amentum Services of Germantown, Maryland, was selected as the prime contractor, through DoD’s Fair Opportunity Proposal Request competitive process.

An Illinois judge declined to change the initial date from which a royalty that Hytera Communications owes to Motorola Solutions was determined. Additionally, the judge declined to change the format of the royalty payment from a lump sum to a payment plan.

The increasing use of broadband applications by first responders to augment existing mission-critical voice and narrowband data services is catalysing a focus on the quality of ‘mission-critical’ applications. Unlike consumer apps, mission-critical apps need to achieve end-to-end mission-critical quality of service (QoS) levels in terms of priority, pre-emption, availability, security and resilience. This means that their successful deployment and management is a complex task. A new advisory white paper from TCCA looks at the key considerations that must be taken into account when developing and deploying true mission-critical applications, with the emphasis on the user experience being of paramount importance.

With 5G still in phased stages of development and deployment, it may seem premature to plan for the next generation of wireless communication technology. But with ambitious goals that build upon the current generation, it’s not too early to begin addressing the technological, regulatory, geographical and educational challenges that will be required to make ubiquitous 6G a reality.

The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Plenary e-meetings (electronic meetings) concluded on March 24. The major accomplishment was the completion of 3GPP Release 17 (R17). Initial work began in 2019.

Edge computing can provide benefits to a variety of different industries and applications, an IBM executive said during a keynote speech at the 2022 International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE).