The Zigbee Alliance, an organization of hundreds of companies creating, maintaining, and delivering open global standards for the internet of things (IoT), today announced its organizational rebrand to the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA).

Motorola Solutions signed a four-year single supplier framework agreement with BlueLight Commercial to deploy integrated 4RE in-car video solutions to all emergency services in the U.K. including police, highways agencies, border security and the U.K. Home Office.

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.

Airgain reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31.

The French Ministry of the Interior (MoI) will deploy 30,000 of Motorola Solutions’ VB400 body-worn cameras to its National Police and the Gendarmerie military police to modernize policing. The rollout of body-worn cameras, valued at $17.5 million (€15 million), is one of the largest ever deployed and is expected to start in July 2021. The deployment will support the French government’s goal to improve trust and safety in policing by having all law enforcement officers wearing body-worn cameras.

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 Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) announced the goals for next fiscal year for its 6 GHz Committee and a new web site that will make the resulting reports and specifications easily available.

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.

HigherGround announced its Live911 technology has reduced response times and saved five lives since initial deployments at police departments and sheriff’s offices across the U.S. in the past five months.