TCCA’s Young Engineer of the Year, Angelene Koid from Motorola Solutions Penang research and development center in Malaysia, plans to attend a U.S. conference as a result of her award in the 2019 International Critical Communications Awards.

Avaya Holdings announced its membership in the Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT), an organization that brings together companies involved in emergency communications and response technology.

The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) awarded the 2019 Richard DeMello Award to Barry Luke, NPSTC deputy executive director from 2012 to July 2019. The DeMello award is presented to one individual in public-safety communications who has demonstrated the highest levels of personal and professional conduct and performance in the local, state and national public-safety communications arena.

L3Harris Technologies completed the previously announced sale of the Harris Night Vision business to Elbit Systems of America for $350 million in cash.

Altice Labs 11 September held a simulation at its facilities in Aveiro, Portugal, to test the use of 5G in emergency situations using an experimental network installed in collaboration with Ericsson.

The Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is moving forward with the Automated Streams Analysis for Public Safety (ASAPS) challenge.

The FCC denied a waiver request from a Midwest utility but granted a separate waiver request from a Texas oil refinery.

Anterix completed phase one of the company's ongoing project with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Denver.

The FCC’s Chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) Lisa Fowlkes asked nation’s largest wireless providers what steps they are taking to help keep wireless service available for public-safety officials and residents if power shutdowns occur and what steps they are taking generally to maintain service in the event of wildfires.

Motorola Solutions’ Citizens’ Broadband Radio Service (CBRS)-based private broadband solution, MOTOTRBO Nitro, will participate in the FCC’s initial commercial deployment (ICD) phase, expected to begin in September and last 30 – 90 days depending on the deployment.