xG Technology hired Eric Haney at its IMT Vislink operations as regional sales manager for unmanned and autonomous systems. Haney will focus on unmanned systems across all markets throughout North America, with emphasis on law enforcement, public safety and commercial sectors.

Richmond County, Virginia, chose Federal Engineering to evaluate its radio system and determine the best approach to improve public-safety communications for the county’s first responders.

xG Technology’s IMT Vislink business received orders valued at about $200,000 for high-definition airborne video downlink system equipment from a county law enforcement agency located in Northern California. The equipment extends the efficacy of tactical operations by leveraging police airborne units, with the added benefit of interoperability and compatibility with equipment from neighboring agencies.

The 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, organized by the Malaysian Organising Committee (MASOC) across several states in Malaysia, implemented a JVCKENWOOD digital radio network.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called on Apple to activate the FM chips that are in iPhones to promote public safety. When wireless networks go down during a natural disaster, smartphones with activated FM chips can allow Americans to get vital access to life-saving information, he said.

A Verizon executive said interoperability between its planned public-safety Long Term Evolution (LTE) offering and AT&T’s dedicated public-safety core will not be a problem.

GeoComm hired Don Mitchell as senior product manager for next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) core solutions. With more than 20 years of public-safety industry experience, Mitchell holds more than 30 U.S. and foreign patents.

Two Arkansas counties jointly purchased a new 9-1-1 system from Solacom. By sharing one system, Marion and Baxter counties will not only save costs and resources, but will also have the ability to host counties with smaller populations on their network.

Dali Wireless reached an agreement with Texas Instruments (TI) to license Dali’s U.S. Patent No. 8,149,950 for certain purposes. TI is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company that serves more than 100,000 customers worldwide.

Hytera America and Voceon Digital Radio Communications provided 50 donated digital radios and eight six-bank chargers to the Willow Meadows Search Team to help aid the search-and-rescue operations in the Houston area.