Emergency Services Network testing has taken place on the London Underground, as part of a Transport for London 4G pilot. The tests involved the use of live ‘Direct 2’ devices, which provide interworking between ESN and the legacy, TETRA-based, Airwave system.
Motorola Solutions has announced its Platinum sponsorship of this year’s Critical Communications World, taking place in Madrid in November.
Bittium is supplying tactical communications technology the Estonian military.
Airbus has provided communications technology to help secure this July’s Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, known as the Hajj.
Swissphone has acquired Swiss company instaSOLUTION AG, which operates a cloud-based critical event management system.
Audax is providing its Bio-AX body worn video cameras to Mitie Security’s street patrol team in London’s Regent Street.
Axon is providing armed Scottish police officers with body worn video technology.
TCCA has announced the opening of registration for the rescheduled Critical Communications World 2021, taking place at the IFEMA in Madrid, from November 3-5 this year.
Hytera Mobilfunk (HMF) has tested what it calls a “multi-cell, mission-critical LTE network” on behalf of the Hungarian public safety communications operator, Pro-M.
Airbus has provided a TETRA system to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in China.
Radio system specialist DAMM has announced DAMM India, a joint venture with its system partner in the country, Consort Digital.
Nokia has announced a new project with the MulteFire Alliance (MFA) to “open up private wireless for mass adoption” through the launch of its Industrial MulteFire router 700 user equipment.
Porsche, Vodafone and HERE Technologies have teamed up to trial ways to use 5G and precise geo-location technology to reduce the number of road accidents.
Nokia - alongside solution integrator Beaqon Pte – is deploying the former’s passive optical local area network (POL) solution at Changi Airport, Singapore.
Bittium is providing software defined radio products based on its Tactical Wireless IP Network (TAC WIN), to the Finnish Defence Forces.