Orion Communications, which produces public-safety workforce management software, announced a rebranding of its AgencyWeb portfolio to differentiate the company's positioning in the workforce management marketplace and to announce its offering as a Microsoft Azure Government cloud-based solution.

Starting in January, Iridium elected to extend what was a limited time commercial offer doubling the amount of data available on Iridium Certus L-band broadband service packages for the maritime industry. The company is also giving away up to 500 minutes of free crew calling for each vessel equipped with Iridium Certus or Iridium OpenPort as a primary service, currently through the end of September.

Motorola Solutions is offering its WAVE push-to-talk (PTT) service free to critical industries in Australia and New Zealand until the end of June.

VIAVI reported results for its third fiscal quarter ended March 28.

Loon announced a global collaboration with AT&T that the company said will allow it to respond more quickly and effectively to disasters worldwide. Loon offers a network of balloons traveling on the edge of space to enhance communications connectivity.

Comms Connect New Zealand in Wellington has been rescheduled to October due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event, originally scheduled for May, was first postponed until September but has now been moved to October.

Astronics reported financial results for the three months ended March 28. Financial results reflect the divestiture of the test systems’ semiconductor business in February 2019 and the acquisitions of Freedom Communications Technologies in July 2019 and the primary operating subsidiaries of Diagnosys Test Systems in October 2019.

Sonim Technologies partnered with Savox to launch the Tactical Radio and Intercom Controller System (TRICS) for enhanced situational awareness, compatible with Sonim’s XP8, XP5s and XP3 handsets. TRICS is compatible with up to four devices, including radios, smartphones/LTE devices, intercoms and Sonim handsets.

Rugged device maker Bittium and ENENSYS Technologies, a provider of public-safety solutions, announced that evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Solution (eMBMS) with ENENSYS’ middleware, which is intended for public authority LTE networks, can now be deployed in the Bittium Tough Mobile 2 smartphone. With this cooperation, LTE broadcast features are now enabled in the rugged public-safety Bittium Tough Mobile 2.

The emergence of COVID-19 has elevated pressure on states and countries that have not yet initiated next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) deployments to expedite rollouts, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan. The possibility of federal funding for NG 9-1-1 tied to coronavirus rescue legislation, which is expected to emphasize infrastructure projects, has the potential to dramatically boost market growth.