Comms Connect New Zealand in Wellington has been postponed until 9 – 10 September because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Comms Connect Sydney has been postponed as well.

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UPS said it would collaborate with German drone maker Wingcopter to develop the next generation of package delivery drones for a variety of use cases in the United States and internationally. Wingcopter’s unmanned aerial system (UAS) technology can deliver a variety of goods over long distances in multiple international settings, the companies said.

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The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) leadership announced that the next plenary meetings (TSG #88), scheduled June 15 – 19, will be e-meetings. The leadership are considering proposing a three-month delay to the Release 17 timeline, which would put the Release 17 ASN.1 and OpenAPI specification freeze to December 2021.

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Klein Electronics donated 2,000 earpiece units to an international EMS company to help contribute to COVID-19 response efforts. The company would like to donate up to 500 additional units to a health or public-safety organization in need.

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About 700 individuals have registered as members of the Crisis Management Innovation Network Europe (CMINE), a pan-European platform to foster knowledge sharing and cooperation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the network is a platform to stimulate discussion between actors of the crisis management community and has seen a significant increase in content and other exchanges between members during recent weeks.

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Sandra Wendelken, editor at RadioResource Media Group, will serve as a judge for the International Critical Communications Awards (ICCA) in 2020.

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The Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG) highlighted accomplishments and work in progress for 2020 from the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-8 committee. New work includes addressing interference with 700/800 MHz cellular systems and security features, among others.

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Nokia completed the first phase of a 5G-ready, industrial-grade private wireless network deployment for the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium. The platform will provide private wireless connectivity to more than 100 endpoints across the entire port operations

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The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Industry Specification Group on the Augmented Reality Framework (ISG ARF) unveiled ETSI GS ARF 003, a specification toward the interoperability of augmented reality (AR) components. Compliance with the ETSI framework will allow components from different providers to interoperate via the defined interfaces, allowing broader and quicker adoption of AR technology.

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Nordic Telecom, a Czech telecom operator, announced its membership in TCCA. The carrier, with the support of 450 Alliance, also published a request for proposals (RFP) for the supply of rugged LTE band 87 hand terminals optimized for 3GPP mission-critical communications use.

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