In a joint exercise, the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), along with local law enforcement agencies, took part in a simulation exercise to test emergency preparedness in the event of a large-scale threat.

Rohill and local Rohill partners Maxto and IP Connect completed the TETRA communications network migration to Rohill TetraNode in Warsaw, Szczecin and Krakow. The system has been fully operational for eight months and was formally accepted by the customer after an extensive period of testing.

RF Industries announced profitable results for the fiscal second quarter ended April 30. Second quarter fiscal 2017 sales were $7.6 million compared with $7.7 million for the same quarter last year. Net income was $78,000 compared with a net loss of $113,000 in the same quarter last year.

The Alpharetta (Georgia) Department of Public Safety and LaaSer Critical Communications kicked off a pilot program to showcase LaaSer's caller location technology. The program will deploy the technology at the public-safety answering point (PSAP) that serves both Milton and Alpharetta, Georgia.

In a letter to shareholders, Westell Technologies touted its vision to target public-safety communications, saying it has introduced new products specifically for public safety and has other new products slated for release later this year.

The National Association of State 911 Administrators (NASNA) elected a new executive board. NASNA’s new president is Maria Jacques, director of the state of Maine Emergency Services Communication Bureau.

Lisa M. Fowlkes was selected as chief of the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB), continuing the work she has been doing as acting chief.

Europe’s Radio Equipment Directive (RED) becomes mandatory 13 June, and the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (R&TTED) can no longer be used to access the European market. This major update of Europe’s single market rules for radio equipment was published in May 2014.

Motorola Solutions announced it will provide mobile apps, software and services for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) network as part of its role on the AT&T team selected by the U.S. government to deliver the U.S. nationwide public-safety broadband network.

During her opening keynote at the 2017 Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Chairwoman Sue Swenson touted the contract award to AT&T in March as a historic moment and encouraged the public-safety community to continue to innovate as the network moves forward.