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Verizon Plans MCPTT Launch in Fourth Quarter

March 12, 2019 | Comments

Verizon plans to launch mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) services by the end of 2019 with two carrier-integrated vendors, similar to rival AT&T for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) network.

March 12, 2019 | Comments

Raytheon signed a teaming agreement with Frequentis, an air traffic communications provider, to modernize civil airport operations in the United States using remote virtual tower (RVT) technology.

Motorola Buys Avtec

March 11, 2019 | Comments

Motorola Solutions acquired Avtec, a provider of dispatch solutions for public-safety and commercial customers. Details of the transaction, which closed March 11, were not released.

March 11, 2019 | Comments

The Israel – U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Homeland Security (HLS) program released a call for proposals for advanced first responder technologies and five other topics. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate and Israel’s Ministry of Public Security (MOPS) oversee BIRD.

March 11, 2019 | Comments

The Monitoring Association (TMA), formerly the Central Station Alarm Association, filed a petition for partial reconsideration of the FCC’s October 2018 report and order outlining new Part 90 rules.

March 11, 2019 | Comments

An International Telecommunication Union (ITU) global forum to help countries protect and save more lives through the better use of emergency telecommunications was held 6 – 8 March. The Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications (GET-19), Balaclava, Mauritius, reaffirmed the importance of preparedness efforts and released recommendations for new technology.

March 07, 2019 | Comments

Harris named Exacom as Harris’ preferred voice logging recorder (VLR) provider for critical communications systems.

March 07, 2019 | Comments

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate(S&T) highlighted the Information Sharing Assessment Tool (ISAT), an easy-to-use, free self-assessment tool for first responders.

March 07, 2019 | Comments

The FCC deleted certain rules related to the opt-out provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 that have been rendered moot by the passage of time. Specifically, the commission deleted those rules adopted to implement the “opt-out” provisions of the legislation, in light of the fact that no state or territory chose to exercise that option within the statutory timeframe.

March 07, 2019 | Comments

The deadline for submitting comments on the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (P25 CAP) draft Compliance Assessment Bulletin (CAB) was extended to March 31. Issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T), this draft CAB addresses P25 baseline Inter RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI) and Console Subsystem Interface (CSSI) conformance testing requirements.