Hong Kong International Terminals (HIT), a container port operator in the region, selected Airbus’s value-added reseller HONOH, through HGC Global Communications (HGC), to replace its current digital communications system with the Airbus hybrid solution.

Hytera America and Hytera America (West) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy May 26, citing ongoing lawsuits brought by Motorola Solutions and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the company said that it plans to use the Chapter 11 restructuring process to address the issues caused by those two events.

As hurricane season approaches, Motorola Solutions said it is helping public-safety agencies prepare for what experts predict could be a particularly severe year of storms.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Christopher Krebs sent a letter to the nation’s governors encouraging them to provide necessary access and resources to the communications workers helping to keep Americans connected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SAFECOM released a 2020 strategic plan that outlines 38 priorities that the public-safety communications support organization plans to accomplish this year. The priorities fall under seven committees and task forces that address issues from governance to technology policy to the Project 25 (P25) Compliance Assessment Program (CAP).

Motorola Solutions and Hytera Communications proposed a briefing schedule for Motorola’s theft of trade secrets lawsuit against Hytera that would push the post-trial effort to August.

The FCC granted Long Island Lighting Company, doing business as Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), a waiver request of the 900 MHz application freeze.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released the Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (REMCDP) notice of funding opportunity (NOFO). This opportunity will fund demonstration projects that address the national emergency communications plan (NECP) and examine communications barriers and identify solutions that enhance existing emergency communications infrastructure.

Verizon Business announced a new Public Safety Applications Portal to help public-safety professionals complete their missions and support industry standards for interoperability. The portal supports applications already in use by public-safety agencies, as well as future applications via Windows, browsers and web apps, in addition to Android and iOS platforms.

German critical communications association PMeV urged the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) to grant long-term use of the 410 – 430 MHz frequency range for narrowband trunked radio. The association said voice communications in TETRA networks remains an urgent need.