NEWS

The Government of Senegal, through the Ministry of the Interior, has awarded Motorola Solutions a contract to deploy a nationwide secure and resilient communications ASTRO P25 radio network to modernize public safety communications in Senegal.

The overall Public Safety Network, estimated to be worth NZ$1.4 billion (US$866 million) over 10 years, will provide frontline emergency responders with a reliable, secure and capable communications system.

Tasmania Police successfully tested a new encrypted radio system earlier this month, after being granted an early-access trial of the Tasmanian Government Radio Network (TasGRN) at the recent T20 Cricket World Cup in Hobart.

EF Johnson announced today the purchase by Delaware County, Pennsylvania, of a $34.1 million KENWOOD Atlas P25 Phase II system including integration with the existing Kairos DMR system.

EF Johnson Technologies announced that it has signed a $26.8 million contract with Frederick County, Virginia, to deploy the County's next-generation radio communications network.

Motorola Solutions today announced the opening of its new network and security operations centre (NSOC) in Gatineau, where it will manage, support and protect the mission-critical communication networks and command centre software for Canada’

The new public safety radio system will improve public safety communications across the County and with neighboring jurisdictions.

BK Technologies Corporation today announced that its operating subsidiary received an order totaling approximately $1.1 million from an agency of the state of Tennessee.

Increased radio coverage, audio clarity and enhanced security are just some of the features now available to Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service after the department successfully transitioned to E-Comm’s Wide-Area Radio Network this morning.

The Jefferson County Information Technology Services Department has upgraded its technology with a seven-year, $6.9 million contract with Motorola Solutions.

The addition of radio technologies allows one-to-many critical communications from the time a 9-1-1 call is placed to resolution of an incident.

Miami Beach has selected Florida-based Harris to modernize its critical communications network – transitioning it from a legacy analog system to a new digital network that provides increased reliability & functionality for 1,000-plus first responders.

Motorola Solutions Australia will expand and upgrade the mission-critical radio network serving Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade.

The company announced that it has received a purchase order totaling approximately $2.0 million from Alberta Health Services (AHS) for P25 800MHz portable and mobile radios with accessories.

The emergency management technology startup is currently testing Multi Modal technology allowing users to listen to multiple radio channels through one pair of headphones by separating them spatially.

According to IHS Markit’s Ryan Darrand, senior analyst, critical communications, the number of digital licensed mobile radio (LMR) users exceeded the number of analog users for the first time in 2017, with over 24 million digital users.