On September 1, the state of Pennsylvania awarded Mission Critical Partners (MCP) a contract to support the deployment of next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) service statewide.

With the world facing growing challenges including the war in Europe and a global energy crisis, it is essential that the mission- and business-critical communications networks used by the public safety, critical infrastructure and utilities sectors are secured against third-party attacks, to protect communications and sensitive data. With more than 120 countries using dedicated TETRA networks for these critical services, work has been undertaken to ensure the TETRA technology standard remains robust in the face of evolving threats.

Ericsson achieved a peak data rate of more than 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) for a single user device in a recent 5G Standalone (SA) field trial. The trial was done over a live Citizen's Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) multi-operator, neutral-host capable network at the company's North American headquarters in Plano, Texas.

The Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC) released the second part of its report into public-safety in-building coverage within schools.

Motorola CEO Greg Brown said the company expects to exit the Emergency Services Network (ESN) contract before it expires in 2024.

NextNav acquired Nestwave SAS ("Nestwave"), a provider of low-power geolocation, for an enterprise value of $18. million with a gross consideration value of $19.3 million, consisting of $4.3 million in cash and $15 million in NextNav common stock. The transaction closed on October 31.

In a letter, the Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT) urged members of Congress to pass legislation.

Evergy, Ericsson, and Burns & McDonnell launched a new private LTE (PLTE) core and radio access network (RAN) to help enable grid modernization efforts at Evergy, a U.S. investor-owned utility.

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.

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.