TESSCO Technologies hired Sandip Mukerjee as the company’s president and CEO. Former CEO Murray Wright will retire following a transition period to ensure a smooth succession process. Mukerjee will also replace Wright on the company’s board of directors.

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An Illinois district judge denied a motion from Hytera Communications to dismiss a patent infringement suit brought against it by Motorola Solutions in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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BK Technologies announced financial and operating results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30. For the second quarter, revenues totaled approximately $13.3 million, compared with about $13.7 million for the second quarter last year.

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Airbus is providing mission-critical communications technology to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.

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The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) extended the temporary general license (TGL) authorizing specific, limited engagements in transactions involving the export, re-export and transfer of items under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to Huawei and its non-U.S. affiliates subject to the entity list. BIS also identified 46 additional Huawei Technologies affiliates that require inclusion on the entity list as part of a review of all entity listings effective Aug. 19.

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The U.K. Home Office selected Cobham to provide Emergency Services Network (ESN) Aircraft Communications System (ACS) in a contract worth £64 million (US$77.7 million). The ACS contract forms part of the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) and is responsible for delivering the equipment and associated services to deliver the communications devices for the air-to-ground capability, approved for use on the ESN.

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Viavi Solutions reported results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended June 29.

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Motorola Solutions appointed Con Balaskas as its new managing director for Australia and New Zealand.

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The first Russian pilot zone for 5G launched in Moscow. Tverskaya Street, from the Kremlin to the Garden Ring, falls under the solid outdoor coverage of the first 5G pilot area.

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Changsha Huanghua International Airport in South Central China’s Hunan Province deployed Hytera’s 400 MHz digital trunking system and multimode radios. Since September, on-time rate of flights at the airport has remained above 80% for 14 consecutive months, ranking first in the South Central region for 11 consecutive months.

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