Redline Communications Group and its partner Al-Rushaid Technologies were selected by one of the world’s largest oil companies to provide seamless connectivity in their vast offshore and onshore oilfields in the Saudi Arabia. The first phase of the multiyear contract is valued at more than $1 million.

Sepura’s Italian partner GEG donated vital critical communications equipment to an emergency hospital in Italy to aid the country’s medical support during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Rave Panic Button is now First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Listed and accessible via the FirstNet App Catalog. The mobile app instantly communicates emergencies to 9-1-1, on-site personnel and first responders for faster, more effective emergency response.

Sonim Technologies and IASUS Concepts teamed up to provide a hands-free communications experience on Sonim’s XP8 and XP5s handsets.

Federated Wireless secured $13.7 million in additional Series C funding from existing investors Allied Minds and Pennant Investors. The funding will accelerate expansion and adoption of the company’s partnership with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure to offer connectivity-as-a-service, announced in February.

The FCC denied a request from Los Angeles, Santa Clara County in California, Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District and New York City for a 60-day extension of the deadlines to comment in the net neutrality proceedings. The original deadlines in the proceedings were March 30 for comments and April 29 for reply comments.

The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, awarded Federal Engineering a contract to conduct and prepare a multiagency emergency communications/operations consolidation and collocation study.

The FCC approved with conditions Ligado’s application to deploy a low-power terrestrial nationwide network in the L-band despite a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recommendation to deny the license.

pei tel Communications, developer and manufacturer of high-quality communications accessories and connectivity solutions, is now a distributor in Germany and the Benelux countries. The company began wholesale operations involving mobile radio technology, indoor radio systems and broadband technology from leading providers of safety-critical communication solutions in mid-April.

Hytera America, in partnership with Triangle Communications, donated PD502i Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) radios and chargers to Summit Medical Group in New Jersey to help the group quickly reallocate resources and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.