The Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications System Authority (BayRICS) board of directors selected Corey Reynolds as the joint powers authority’s (JPA) new general manager.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced a review of parts of an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) initial determination, which found Hytera Communications infringed claims of four Motorola Solutions patents. The commission will also review a pair of orders ALJ Mary Joan McNamara released during the investigation.

The unsealed version of a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) judge’s initial determination in Motorola Solutions’ patent infringement case against Hytera offers more insight into the judge’s decision and the alleged theft of Motorola trade secrets by Hytera employees.

Damm Cellular Systems was awarded the contract to provide a TETRA radio system for mission-critical secure communications at Kannur International Airport in Kannur, India. All airport operations and maintenance users will use the system to secure passengers’ safety with a reliable voice and data communications system for airport operations.

The South Korean government released a request for proposals (RFP) for its nationwide public-safety Long Term Evolution (LTE) network following its second pilot project, which ended in March.

While a pair of fires including the 229,651-acre Carr Fire burned over three communications sites in Shasta County, California, this month, support crews worked to keep communications up and running for the firefighting efforts.

The IT Resources Center of The Polish Armed Forces awarded Motorola Solutions a new contract to extend and redesign the army’s encrypted digital radio system. The redesigned TETRA system will provide the army with critical communications in military compounds, navy units, air bases and land forces throughout Poland.

A new FCC report said the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was the most expensive hurricane season in U.S. history, almost doubling the cost of the 2005 hurricane season that included Katrina. According to initial estimates, the combined storms caused more than $200 billion in damages in the United States and its territories.

In a report on the status of communications services in geographic areas impacted by Tropical Depression Lane as of Aug. 26, the FCC said the storm had minimal effect on communications. For example, 99.4 percent of the cell sites in Hawaii remain operational.

Several lawmakers wrote to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairman Joseph Simons, asking him to investigate whether Verizon’s practices with the Santa Clara County Fire Department were unfair or deceptive.