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

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First Responder Technologies, a developer of Wi-Fi-based technologies to detect and deter mass shooting and terror attacks involving concealed weapons, implemented a rolling restricted share unit (RSU) plan and granted 3 million restricted share units pursuant to the plan.

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Mobile communications provider BK Technologies announced a reseller agreement with Agile, provider of interoperability communications technology.

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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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The FCC provided information for public-safety licensees and applicants filing special temporary authority (STA) requests or waiver requests in response to the declaration of national emergency because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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AT&T announced three months of free wireless service for frontline nurses and physicians nationwide on the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) network.

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A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report offers recommendations for deployment, use and disposal of mobile devices throughout the mobile-device lifecycle. The scope of “Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices in the Enterprise” includes mobile devices, centralized device management and endpoint protection technologies while including both organization-provided and personally owned deployment scenarios.

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National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week 2020 is April 12 –18 and will take place during an unprecedented time.

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NextEra Energy submitted to the FCC a report that the utility said provides evidence to rebut the claim by Anterix that no interference will be caused by Long Term Evolution (LTE) operations to adjacent narrowband LMR operations if a broadband segment is inserted into the 896 – 901/935 – 940 MHz band.

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The FCC granted New York City special temporary authority (STA) to expand the capacity and coverage of the Fire Department of New York’s communications system using T-Band spectrum to support emergency medical dispatch operations during the coronavirus pandemic.

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