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.

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.

The FCC released a notice saying that remote tests for the amateur radio service are not prohibited, and prior FCC approval is not required to conduct remote tests.

The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) rescheduled the NENA 2020 Conference & Expo, previously planned for June 13 – 18, to Sept. 24 – 29 in Long Beach, California.

The National Public Safety Technology Council (NPSTC) Joint Working Group on EMS Communications and Technology released a comprehensive COVID-19 checklist to guide EMS agencies and communications centers as they plan their response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Inmarsat Government provided mobile communications support to the South Orkney Expedition. This multidisciplinary expedition, supported by the research vessel RV Braveheart, took place on Signy Island Feb. 21 – March 6. The South Orkney Islands are located in the Southern Ocean about 375 miles northeast of the Antarctic Peninsula.

National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week 2020 is April 12 –18 and will take place during an unprecedented time.

The Utilities Technology Council (UTC) postponed several meetings, including its national meeting, Telecom & Technology 2020, from May 18 – 22 to Aug. 31 – Sept. 4, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ETA International’s distributed antenna system (DAS) certification, originally released in 2013, will become all-inclusive to cover public-safety two-way radio FCC rules, along with fire and building code compliance. The certification will also cover user needs, system design, component selection, component integration, installation, optimization, testing and maintenance.

Comms Connect New Zealand in Wellington has been postponed until 9 – 10 September because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Comms Connect Sydney has been postponed as well.