Industry News
TCCA, 450A sign critical communications MoU
The memorandum of understanding formalises cooperation between TCCA and the 450 MHz Alliance in the field of mission-critical mobile broadband communications. [ + ]
ETSI appoints AI group leaders
Alex Leadbeater from British Telecom has been appointed chair of ETSI's recently formed Industry Specification Group on Securing Artificial Intelligence. [ + ]
FCC appoints four 3.5 GHz SAS Administrators
CommScope, Federated Wireless, Google and Sony have been approved as Spectrum Access System administrators for 3.5 GHz broadband connectivity and 5G in the US. [ + ]
Finland chooses R&S for air traffic control comms
Air Navigation Services Finland has selected the Rohde & Schwarz VCS-4G voice communications system for its Helsinki Area Traffic Control Centre. [ + ]
PSCE Paris meeting wrap-up report available
The Public Safety Communication Europe December meeting brought together more than 100 participants from 15 countries. [ + ]
US firm raises $175m for 3D geolocation services
NextNav will use the funds to deploy its Metropolitan Beacon System 'Z service' geolocation platform across major urban markets in the US. [ + ]
Motorola Solutions reveals 900 MHz private broadband solution
Motorola Solutions has announced ongoing development of a 900 MHz private broadband solution for critical infrastructure entities in the US. [ + ]
Keysight wins BIG Innovation Award for test suite
Keysight Technologies has been named the organisational winner of the 2020 BIG Innovation Awards for its PathWave Test 2020 product. [ + ]
PSCE, GSMA release IoT communications reports
Two new reports jointly produced by PSCE and GSMA cover IoT communications concepts and technical analysis of service levels. [ + ]
Telstra takes out three PTC awards
Telstra placed top in the submarine, transformation and female executive categories at the annual Pacific Telecommunications Council awards. [ + ]
Norfolk Island Telecom to implement 4G services
Norfolk Island Telecom has chosen Blue Arcus and Speedcast to install 4G LTE services and upgrade its PSTN service to a fixed-IP network. [ + ]
Leidos to overhaul UK police command and control system
London's Metropolitan Police Service is set to receive a new command and control system for officer deployment in a Leidos-led upgrade. [ + ]
International Critical Communications Awards entries open
Entries are now open for the International Critical Communications Awards, recognising excellence in the design and execution of critical communications. [ + ]
TCCA, GCF launch MC certification taskforce
The joint taskforce aims to promote the development of approved processes for certifying next-generation, mission-critical certification services. [ + ]
US utilities outline 6 GHz interference concerns
A group of US utilities organisations has objected to plans for unlicensed use of the 6 GHz band on the basis of potential interference issues. [ + ]
