Axon added Yasser Ibrahim as the company’s senior vice president of artificial intelligence (AI). Ibrahim joins Axon's leadership team from Amazon, where he most recently served as head of distributed machine learning at Alexa AI.

L3Harris Technologies released cleaning guidelines for all its mobile radios and control heads, portable radios and radio accessories.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the commission will use “physics” and “sound engineering analysis” to decide on the best use of the 6 GHz band, while CTIA backed a report that suggested relocating fixed wireless incumbents to 7 or 8 GHz.

“At the end of the day, our decision on how to best use the 6 GHz band will be driven by a simple test: What is in the public interest?” Pai said.

Edgybees was awarded its largest contract yet by AFWERX, an innovation program within the U.S. Air Force. The contract will see Edgybees’ computer vision technology, in the form of its augmented reality (AR) software, integrated with the U.S. Air Force’s systems to bolster situational awareness in complex operational scenarios.

Thales and Australian commercial carrier Telstra are working with Microsoft and Arduino to pave the way for scalable security for connected internet of things (IoT) devices by implementing a solution that enables trusted and secure end-to-end communications between devices and the cloud.

The FCC provided guidance to commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers on filing certifications of compliance with the E9-1-1 location accuracy benchmark that requires CMRS providers to provide, as of April 3, dispatchable location or X, Y location (latitude and longitude) information within a tolerance of 50 meters for 70% of all wireless 9-1-1 calls. CMRS providers must certify compliance with this benchmark no later than June 2.

Motorola Solutions released guidelines for cleaning two-way radios, body-worn cameras and accessories in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) is gaining four new cell sites in North Dakota. The sites — two located in Slope County and one each in McLean and Stark County — are part of a network expansion taking place in North Dakota, which is bringing increased coverage, capacity and capability to first responders across the state, network contractor AT&T said.

Several carriers announced plans to boost communications for first responders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AT&T added a new cell tower to enhance Long Term Evolution (LTE) coverage and help give residents and first responders faster, more reliable wireless service in Rancho Tehama, California. The new site will give Rancho Tehama’s first responders access to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) nationwide network.