Following its participation in the first ETSI MCX Off-Network Plugtests, RugGear reinforces the role of 5G NR Sidelink in enabling resilient device-to-device communications for public safety and critical infrastructure when conventional cellular networks are unavailable

Building on its successful NATO LOLE 2026 cross-border 5G demonstration between Spain and Slovakia, Telefónica will establish an advanced military experimentation environment to validate next-generation communications, AI, extended reality and autonomous drone technologies

Following successful winter and remote-location trials, Drenthe has replaced conventional mobile communications with an integrated MCX solution from Agnet, supported by Vodafone Business connectivity and RugGear RG880i smart devices

The collaboration aims to deliver secure, integrated mobility solutions combining professional smartphones, tablets, MCX applications and private LTE/5G connectivity for mission-critical field operations and enterprise workforce transformation

Recreating a real German-Czech missing-child incident, the Prague exercise brought public safety practitioners and four leading MCX technology providers together to validate interoperable communications under realistic cross-border emergency conditions

Codan’s acquisition of Eventide adds more than 9,000 deployed recording systems across 80 countries to Zetron’s portfolio, bringing AI-driven quality assurance, automated transcription, operational intelligence and incident analytics closer to the centre of next-generation emergency communications