Everbridge announced it now reaches subscribers across all three mobile networks in Norway using location-based mobile messaging. The implementation of Everbridge’s public warning solution has been instrumental to countrywide communications during COVID-19, the company said in a statement.

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Sierra Wireless hired Samuel Cochrane as chief financial officer (CFO).

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Catalyst Communications Technology selected Softil’s BEEHD technology to build Catalyst’s IntelliLink Interworking solutions, as well as dispatch consoles for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and other standards-based mission-critical services (MCX) networks around the world.

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Hytera Communications announced it developed a new solution to help those on the frontline battling COVID-19, including customs police officers, healthcare workers and enterprise staff. The solution aims to combat the spread of the disease by using rapidly deployable, noncontact body temperature detection and communications technology.

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Inmarsat Government provided mobile communications support to the South Orkney Expedition. This multidisciplinary expedition, supported by the research vessel RV Braveheart, took place on Signy Island Feb. 21 – March 6. The South Orkney Islands are located in the Southern Ocean about 375 miles northeast of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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In November, Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) advised that it would discontinue the DGPS service 1 July and requested feedback. AMSA cited the increased accuracy of GPS and the introduction of other global positioning constellations including GLONASS, GALILEO and Beidou as being reasons why AMSA’s DGPS service is no longer needed.

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Hytera donated a total of 1 million masks to Uzbekistan, the Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Russia, South Africa and other countries.

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Erillisverkot, the provider of Finland’s planned Virve 2.0 public-safety broadband network, will acquire the broadband radio access network (RAN) as a service from Elisa and the core systems from Ericsson.

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The capital of the Fujian province, China, signed a contract with Airbus for the supply of secure communications technology, this time for its newest metro line, which is under construction.

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Nokia announced that Polish energy sector company PGE Systemy chose its 5G-ready, industrial-grade private wireless solution, following the successful trial of a 450 MHz proof-of-concept network in operation since April 2019.

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