Motorola Solutions was notified of an unsolicited mini-tender offer by TRC Capital to purchase up to 1 million shares of Motorola Solutions common stock from the stockholders of Motorola Solutions, representing about 0.59% of the outstanding shares of Motorola Solutions common stock.

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Intrado announced it will enable its Emergency Communications Relay Center (ECRC) to provide its TXT29-1-1 relay solution to public-safety answering points (PSAPs) that have not yet deployed a direct text-to-9-1-1 service. The interim solution accelerates text-to-9-1-1 coverage across the country and provides individuals the ability to contact 9-1-1 without using a voice call.

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Comtech Telecommunications closed an acquisition of NG-911, a provider of next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) solutions for public-safety agencies in the Midwest. NG-911 has successfully deployed regional Comtech Solacom systems in the past.

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Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf announced changes to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant program that he said would allow more firefighting organizations to take advantage of the grants.

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Motorola Solutions and Hytera Communications proposed a briefing schedule for Motorola’s theft of trade secrets lawsuit against Hytera that would push the post-trial effort to August.

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Aviat Networks appointed Dahlia Loeb, a managing director of Arcadia Investment Partners, to its board of directors.

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The FCC granted Long Island Lighting Company, doing business as Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), a waiver request of the 900 MHz application freeze.

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The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) will host its Fifth Mission Critical Services (MCX) Plugtests event remotely from 21 September to 2 October. The event was originally planned to be a face-to-face event in India but was changed to remote testing because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ETSI Project Manager Saurav Arora said during a webinar sponsored by ETSI and TCCA.

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Verizon Business announced a new Public Safety Applications Portal to help public-safety professionals complete their missions and support industry standards for interoperability. The portal supports applications already in use by public-safety agencies, as well as future applications via Windows, browsers and web apps, in addition to Android and iOS platforms.

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As promised before its merger with Sprint was finalized, T-Mobile launched its Connecting Heroes plan, a 10-year commitment to provide free service and 5G access to first responder agencies. The offer is valid for all public and non-profit state and local fire, police and EMS departments, the carrier said.

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