Zetron announced that the previously announced acquisition of it by Australian-based Codan has been completed. Preliminary details of the acquisition agreement were first unveiled in an Australian Securities Exchange announcement on March 31. Since that announcement, all transaction requirements have been subsequently satisfied, and the acquisition has now closed.

Anterix announced its next significant step to facilitate and accelerate the delivery, deployment and application of transformative private broadband for the nation's electric grid. Anterix is joined by 37 technology companies to launch the Anterix Active Ecosystem Program.

The FCC approved a special temporary authority (STA) request from Verizon to allow it to conduct 5G tests using pre-commercial equipment in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum.

The FCC announced efforts to make mid-band spectrum in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band available for 5G and other advanced wireless services to a diverse array of operators, including actions that will enable commercial deployments in the 3.55 – 3.65 MHz band segment in Puerto Rico, Guam, and American Samoa for the first time.

Valid8.com performed a successful live demonstration of an interworking function (IWF) between LTE mission-critical services (MCX) technology and legacy LMR public-safety communications systems using the company’s IWF emulator.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) board passed a resolution updating the board’s bylaws and its Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) charter during its May 5 meeting. The PSAC charter update adds text preventing representatives from any taxing jurisdiction or state that is currently diverting 9-1-1 fees from participating in the PSAC.

The recently auctioned C-band spectrum can provide advantages to public sector applications, a Verizon executive said.

In its bill implementing its 2021-2022 budget, the Florida legislature directed the Florida Department of Management (DMS) to award L3Harris a 15-year contract to continue operating and to upgrade its Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) contract.

The BroadGNSS project published a document April 26 that extended the dates for its open market consultation period. The market consultation period will present the challenges and goals of the project as well the pre-commercial procurement process (PCP).

The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) announced that it will begin accepting 900 MHz broadband segment applications May 27.