Industry News
Telstra and other firms form 5G Future Forum
Telstra, Verizon, Vodafone América Móvil, KT Corp and Rogers will collaborate on global 5G specifications and interoperability to fast-track 5G adoption. [ + ]
US Air Force base to get 5G, FirstNet
The US Air Force's Nellis Air Force Base and AT&T have signed an agreement under which the telco will provide 5G services along with FirstNet connectivity. [ + ]
US county swaps on-premise for cloud-based CAD
Charleston County Consolidated 9-1-1 Centre will implement RapidDeploy's Nimbus CAD, a cloud-native platform powered by Microsoft's Azure Government Cloud. [ + ]
Oakland deploys Motorola disaster recovery service
Oakland, California, has selected Motorola Solutions' PremierOne CAD disaster-recovery-as-a-service solution to provide a standby system in the cloud. [ + ]
Alaska gives carriers 12 months' notice on Wireless 911
Alaska's Department of Public Safety has given carriers a one-year courtesy notice that a formal request for the implementation of Wireless 911 will occur. [ + ]
VIDEO: FirstNet put to the test as 30,000 evacuated
Three first responder agencies in Ohio maintained seamless communications when a severe thunderstorm threatened a football festival. [ + ]
5G to reach 1.5 billion connections globally by 2025
5G is set to reach 1.5 billion connections globally by 2025 for an annual average growth of 150% over the next six years, according to a new study. [ + ]
Sprint, Telstra announce loT deal
Sprint's Curiosity IoT platform will be available in Australia in the first half of 2020 following the signing of a deal with Telstra. [ + ]
RSM releases more details of 3.5 GHz auction
New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management has released parameters for the auction of short-term rights to 3.5 GHz spectrum for 5G services. [ + ]
NSF to research better methods of spectrum utilisation
The key aspect of the program will be its focus on effective spectrum utilisation and/or coexistence techniques, especially with passive uses. [ + ]
GME supporting volunteer firefighting organisations
Communications company GME is supporting volunteer organisations fighting the bushfires, such as the RFS, CFA and CFS, through the donation of UHF CB radios. [ + ]
Rohde & Schwarz plant hits 10,000 SDR milestone
Rohde & Schwarz's manufacturing in plant in Memmingen has delivered more than 10,000 M3SR software-defined radios. [ + ]
APCO receives approval for security training standards
The standard is to establish cybersecurity training for public safety telecommunicators, management, supervisors, administration and other privileged users. [ + ]
Motorola Solutions awarded US$23.8m Navy contract
The contract will sustain the US Navy's LMR system, which is used by the first responder community at bases across the globe. [ + ]
Military comms on the bushfire grounds
The Australian Defence Force is assisting the bushfire recovery process, including providing a multitude of communications services. [ + ]
