The FCC approved a request from CommScope for a waiver of the commission’s labeling requirements for signal boosters. Specifically, the waiver will allow CommScope to use a single label to designate its PSR 700/800 signal booster as a class A and class B industrial signal booster.

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The Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) announced the lineup of keynote speakers for its 2020 Wireless Leadership Summit. The summit will be held virtually, October 13 – 15.

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai sent letters to CTIA, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) and Qualcomm to assist in Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) geotargeting efforts.

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In addition to radios and cellphones, first responders must carry myriad sensors and peripheral devices that can require different power sources and may need to be charged at different intervals. To address this challenge, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $1 million to Colorado-based small business TDA Research to develop a power module that would service all of the current and emerging requirements of on-body devices for first responders through the DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, administered by S&T.

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division announced the NIST Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program Augmented Reality (PSIAP-AR) competition.

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Everbridge announced that the FCC selected the company’s mass notification solution to support the agency’s internal continuity of operations (COOP), devolution, pandemic and reconstitution plans, as well as day-to-day emergency management efforts.

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NGA 911, a leading provider of next-generation 9-1-1 solutions, announced that former public-safety consultant, Sharon Counterman, joined the company as senior project manager.

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A sale of the U.S. subsidiaries of Hytera Communications that was expected to be approved by a bankruptcy court on Aug. 27 was delayed. Additionally, the court approved a stipulation between Hytera and Motorola Solutions that lifted a stay the bankruptcy case put on other legal proceedings between the two entities.

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In partnership with prime contractor Cobham Aerospace Connectivity, QinetiQ has completed a series of significant trials to test, integrate and assure the technology for a new 4G LTE Aircraft Communications System (ACS) that will transform the connectivity and effectiveness of the UK’s Emergency Services Air to Ground (A2G) communications.

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Anterix added Rob Schwartz, Hamid Akhavan and Leslie Daniels to the Anterix board of directors. Schwartz is the company’s president and CEO.

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