Mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT) will be a hot topic at the 2019 Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting, scheduled July 9 – 11 in Chicago.

Dali Wireless appointed Basem Anshasi as chief operating officer (COO) to help facilitate the company’s growth. Anshasi has decades of experience in the telecommunications industry and will lead new IP licensing and partner ecosystem development initiatives. He will also direct global sales, business development, operations and strategic direction in conjunction with CEO Albert Lee to continue business advancement.

Hamilton NG911 joined the Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT), an organization that brings together leading companies involved in emergency communications.

Inpixon, an indoor positioning and data analytics company, completed the acquisition and licensing of a broad portfolio of GPS assets and intellectual property from GTX.

Motorola Solutions and the state of Michigan announced more than 100,000 mission-critical radio users on Michigan’s Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS).

The FCC reminded all emergency alert system (EAS) participants and the public that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the FCC, will conduct a nationwide test of the EAS Aug. 7, with a backup date of Aug. 21. All EAS participants must file form two in the EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) by Aug. 7 and ETRS form three by Sept. 23.

Southern Communications Services, doing business as Southern Linc, applied for an experimental six-month special temporary authority (STA) to conduct technical trials using spectrum in the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band from specified locations in Alabama.

L3Harris Technologies completed the all-stock merger between Harris and L3 Technologies June 29. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, L3Harris is the sixth-largest defense company in the U.S., and a top 10 defense company worldwide with about $17 billion in revenue and 50,000 employees, including 20,000 engineers and scientists.

Astronics, a provider of technologies for global aerospace, defense and other mission-critical industries, acquired Freedom Communication Technologies (FCT), a developer and manufacturer of communications test equipment for the land-based mobile radio market. Astronics acquired 100% of the equity of Freedom for $22 million in cash.

Wireless carriers voiced concerns with providing floor-level data for 9-1-1 calls from indoor multistory locations and urged the FCC to adopt a phased approach for 3-meter Z-axis location accuracy requirements.