French operator introduces broadband push-to-talk service
16/01/2020SFR, a French telecommunications operator, will deliver a broadband mission critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) service through its nationwide network.
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Met Police upgrade command and control system
16/01/2020Hexagon and Frequentis will support Leidos in upgrading the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) command and control system.
Home Office seeks direct mode solution for ESN devices
15/01/2020The Home Office has signalled its intention to “enter into a market engagement exercise” for a direct mode, device-to-device (D2D) solution for devices using the Emergency Services Network (ESN).
Brussels Airport builds private 5G network
14/01/2020Brussels Airport Company is building a private 5G-ready network in collaboration with Nokia and Belgian operator Citymesh. The network will be put into operation towards the end of March.
California examines wildfire blackout emergency communications
08/01/2020Representatives from AT&T and Verizon are scheduled to testify before California state lawmakers today about the effect of widespread blackouts last October, when electricity companies implemented a ...
Motorola Solutions appoints Michael Kaae as regional vice president of sales for Europe
07/01/2020Michael Kaae has been announced as the regional vice president of sales for Europe at Motorola Solutions.
Hexagon CAD solution chosen by Austrian command centre
07/01/2020Leitstelle Tirol, the state-wide command and control centre for fire, rescue and other emergency response services in the federal state of Tyrol, Austria, has chosen Hexagon’s computer-aided dispatch ...
Sepura staff raise over £4,000 for UK hospice charity
07/01/2020Sepura staff have raised over £4,000 for the Arthur Rank Hospice, bringing the charity closer to its £100,000 target for its Hospice at Home service.
Motorola Solutions wins $23.8 million U.S. Navy contract
06/01/2020The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Motorola Solutions a $23.8 million contract to sustain the U.S. Navy’s enterprise land mobile radio (LMR) system, which is used to coordinate the deployment ...
Teltronic to provide TETRA system in Ceará, Brazil
06/01/2020The Secretariat of Public Security of the State of Ceará has selected Teltronic to provide a critical communications solution for the Brazilian state.
Airbus provides secure communications for Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix
13/12/2019Secure radio communications at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix were provided by Airbus, the company announced today.
FirstNet hits 1 million connections, launches blimp for disaster comms
04/12/2019FirstNet is now being used by more than 10,000 public safety agencies and organisations in the US, with more than 1 million FirstNet connections now in service.
Softil predicts that CBRS will have a big impact in 2020
04/12/2019Softil, a provider of IP communication developer tools, which can be used to develop 3GPP mission-critical broadband solutions (collectively known as MCX), has released its predictions for what 2020 ...
Everbridge to provide Peru with full population critical alerting
04/12/2019Everbridge has been selected by Peru’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) to provide the technology that will underpin Sistema de Mensajería de Alerta Temprana de Emergencia ...
Rohill participates in biological attack response exercise
04/12/2019Rohil participated in the Stayin' Connected exercised that took place on the ground of the Civil Protection in Brasschaat, Belgium, on Tuesday 26 November 2019, and simulated the response to a ...
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