FirstNet joined public-safety communications officials from across Maryland to hold the first in a series of meetings with all 56 states and territories working to build a nationwide public-safety broadband network

Relm Wireless is challenging a sole-source procurement to Motorola Solutions by the FBI with a maximum potential of $500 million worth of LMR equipment. The five-year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract has a guaranteed minimum purchase of $100 million during the life of the contract.

David Simpson, chief of the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB), took carriers and public-safety answering points (PSAPs) to task for 9-1-1 reliability and text to 9-1-1.

New European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker committed to make better use of the opportunities offered by digital technologies.

The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) is seeking volunteers to serve on two new task groups supporting the Broadband Working Group (BBWG).

Ranking members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce requested an investigation into allegations of anticompetitive conduct by Motorola Solutions in the sale of public-safety telecommunications equipment and services in a letter to John Roth, inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The Radio Programming Compatibility Requirements (Radio PCR) working group, responsible for the creation of the Programming and Management (PAM) tool for Project 25 (P25) software radio programming, made several announcements on a July 8 conference call.

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Several jurisdictions are looking to integrate the latest version of the Project 25 (P25) Inter Subsystem Interface (ISSI) into their statewide networks. Officials said the latest versions of ISSI products include more functionality and are easier to use than original versions.

An AT&T official questioned the technology behind recent 9-1-1 indoor location accuracy tests by TruePosition.