The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain two-way radio equipment and systems and related software and components. The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Motorola Solutions March 29 against Hytera Communications.

Motorola Solutions said it delivered its 1,000th TETRA digital radio system and its 25,000th base station out of its TETRA Center of Excellence in Berlin. The 1,000th TETRA system was delivered to the prison in Berlin´s Tegel district and will be used to provide mission-critical communications to staff.

Motorola Solutions launched a digital evidence management service on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure in the United Kingdom. CommandCentral Vault will provide U.K. public-safety organizations with a secure platform that helps streamline digital evidence management processes, a statement said.

Sepura was again chosen by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to supply a complete digital communications solution for one of its key visitor sites.

Critical Communications World, (CCW), scheduled 16 – 18 May in Hong Kong, is on track to attract more than 3,000 critical communications professionals with 90 percent of the registrations coming from outside Hong Kong, the organizer said.

Radio Activity was included among “Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies” that have achieved the highest percentage growth in revenues between 2012 and 2015 from the Financial Times.

Representatives from seven nations attended the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) International Public Safety Forum for Wireless Broadband March 16. The forum discussed ways to share lessons learned about public-safety Long Term Evolution (LTE) around the world.

Barrett Communications provided portable HF radio communications equipment to the West Midland Fire Service (WMFS) for its specialist search-and-rescue team when responding to international emergencies.

Motorola Solutions filed patent infringement complaints with the Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany against Hytera Communications of Shenzhen, China, and Hytera Mobilfunk of Bad Munder, Germany.

Norsat International announced that it received an unsolicited, conditional, nonbinding proposal from Privet Fund Management to acquire the company for cash consideration of $11 per share. The announcement follows a March agreement between Norsat and Hytera Project, a subsidiary of Hytera Communications, under which Hytera planned to acquire Norsat for $10.25 in cash per share.