PCTEL announced today that it acquired Smarteq Wireless, a European supplier of antennas for vehicular, energy and Industrial IoT (IIoT) applications. PCTEL acquired Smarteq from Allgon.

Nokia today announced it is partnering with Claro Chile to equip the new Gold Fields Salares Norte mine with a high-performance private wireless network.

Ondas Holdings hired Susan Roberts as a senior advisor to focus on strategy and business development for Ondas as the company commercializes its FullMAX communications platform for the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and aviation verticals.

Iridium Communications reported financial results for the first quarter of 2021 and reiterated its full-year 2021 outlook.

The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) is seeking volunteers to participate in a new working group that is establishing guidelines, best practices and requirements for non-conventional means of communicating with E9-1-1 systems.

Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), a 501(c)3 organization supporting drones for good for emergencies and disaster response, was awarded a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to support drone operations within federal, state and local public-safety agencies and emergency services organizations.

In public safety and emergency situations, there are different priorities for people and connected things to communicate with each other and to trigger actions accordingly. This is a complex technical and operational challenge, partly because the scope of connected sensors, automated plant and information display devices varies widely, leading to a large number of integration points. As a result, many public-safety systems focus on single-purpose solutions, missing opportunities to design for cross-silo and interoperable services.

Everbridge and xMatters signed a definitive agreement for Everbridge to acquire xMatters for a purchase price of approximately $240 million in cash and stock, pending regulatory review and other customary closing conditions.

SCADAfence, a provider of cybersecurity for operational technology (OT) & Internet of Things (IoT) environments, announced that it has secured $12 million in funding aimed at accelerating growth.

The final rules from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requiring remote ID of drones and allowing some drone flights over people, over moving vehicles and at night under certain conditions will go into effect on April 21.