Motorola Solutions has supplied the Brazilian army and the Rio de Janeiro public safety forces with more than 16,000 units of APX series P25 standard radios and TETRA portable and mobile radios to support the security and safety of citizens and visitors. The radios will support the ICCC of Rio de Janeiro and the Army Operations Center […] More

Motorola Solutions deployed its communication systems in an effort to facilitate communication among public agency officials during the inaugural events held at the Panama Canal’s Pacific and Atlantic locks to mark the waterway’s expansion. At least 11,500 public officers from 20 agencies used Motorola’s ASTRO 25 and TETRA radio platforms to transmit voice and data communications, the company said […] More

The U.S Army has awarded five companies spots on a potential three-year, $9 million contract for environmental, planning, conservation-restoration and sustainment support to various military projects. Contractors will compete for task orders to provide comprehensive environmental services for the Army Corps of Engineers’ military and civil works projects as well as the Defense Department, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Defense […] More

Motorola Solutions has introduced a public safety technology built to incorporate the features of a body-worn video camera, a radio speaker and a microphone. The Smart Interface Si500 Video Speaker Microphone is designed to operate with a  cloud-based digital evidence management platform and terrestrial trunked radio equipment, Motorola said Thursday. The compact WiFi-ready device is equipped with a full-screen tempered-glass display, 210-degree range-of-motion camera lens and an adaptive audio engine. […] More

Parsons has landed a 58-month radio system installation contract with three five-year renewal options from the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The company will manage the design, delivery, installation and integration of an interoperable Terrestrial Trunked Radio system for 6,250 buses and support vehicles that will comply with the public safety radio standard Project 25, Parsons said Tuesday. Michael Johnson, […] More

Mark Baldwin, former chief financial officer and executive vice president at Dresser-Rand Group Inc., has been named to KBR’s board of directors. Baldwin was EVP, CFO and treasurer at Veritas DGC and was an operating partner at First Reserve Corp. before he went to Veritas, KBR said Tuesday. “We are confident that with Mark’s industry […] More