Comms Connect New Zealand in Wellington has been rescheduled to October due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event, originally scheduled for May, was first postponed until September but has now been moved to October.

Astronics reported financial results for the three months ended March 28. Financial results reflect the divestiture of the test systems’ semiconductor business in February 2019 and the acquisitions of Freedom Communications Technologies in July 2019 and the primary operating subsidiaries of Diagnosys Test Systems in October 2019.

Airbus will provide secure TETRA communications technology for three new customers in China. Recently, the cities of Taiyuan, Luoyang and Xi’An signed contracts with Airbus.

Indiana’s Integrated Public Safety Commission (IPSC) has connected its statewide Project 25 (P25) 700/800 MHz network core to AT&T’s Enhanced Push-to-Talk (EPTT) platform using the P25 Inter RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI), in the first such implementation in the nation. The EPTT platform is used by Indiana’s First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) users.

Cradlepoint announced a donation of $25,000 to the Leary Firefighters Foundation, which works with fire departments across the country to survey their technology needs and fill in funding gaps.

Nokia announced that Kathrin Buvac, president of Nokia Enterprise, will leave the company at the end of May to take a leadership position at a global technology company. Buvac will be succeeded by Raghav Sahgal, currently senior vice president of Nokia Software with responsibility for global sales and market services.

L3Harris Technologies reported first quarter revenue of $4.6 billion, up 168% and 5% versus prior-year GAAP and pro forma, respectively.

Southern Telecom appointed industry veteran Michael E. Britt as Southern Telecom president and CEO. In addition to leading the Southern Telecom business, Britt is responsible for the continued development of the telecommunications infrastructure strategy for Southern Co.’s electric utilities.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest from T-Mobile USA regarding the terms of a request for quotations (RFQ) issued by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) for cellular services with a “public-safety plan.”

AT&T responded to questions about its comments filed in response to the FCC’s fifth notice of proposed rulemaking in the wireless location accuracy proceeding and its plans to implement technologies to meet the Z-axis benchmarks during an April 20 meeting with FCC officials.

Quake Global, a manufacturer of satellite modems for the trucking and heavy-equipment industries, announced that Volvo Trucks North America will install Quake Global's Q2000+ satellite communicator as standard equipment in all Volvo trucks manufactured with U.S. 2007 engines. The product is a component in Volvo Link Sentry, Volvo's