The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced two new security directives and additional guidance for voluntary measures to strengthen cybersecurity across the transportation sector in response to the ongoing cybersecurity threat to surface transportation systems and associated infrastructure. These actions are among several steps DHS is taking to increase the cybersecurity of U.S. critical infrastructure.

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Amazon Web Services announced a managed service that it said will help organizations scale and set up private 5G mobile networks.

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Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown discussed an extension for its Airwave contract with the U.K. Home Office and a U.K. investigation into its dual roles in Airwave network and the Emergency Services Network (ESN) project during an appearance at the Credit Suisse conference November 30.

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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation voted in favor of Jessica’s Rosenworcel’s nomination as FCC chairwoman. The nomination now moves onto the full Senate for confirmation.

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Anritsu announced that it has successfully verified the radio capability signaling optimization (RACS) feature for 5G New Radio (NR). This industry-first achievement was verified on the ME7834NR 5G NR mobile device test platform.

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) awarded Verizon Public Sector two contracts worth $34.6 million through the federal government’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract vehicle. Verizon will provide voice and data services and will supply a number of DOE facilities, including its Washington, D.C., headquarters.

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The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) announced the election of Igal Elbaz, senior vice president, engineering and operations at AT&T Services, as chair of its board of directors.

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Kymeta and OneWeb, a provider of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite solutions, announced a joint development agreement (JDA) to develop a flat panel electronically steered user terminal that is compatible with the OneWeb network to support land fixed applications and leading the way to various mobility applications like land mobile, maritime and other mobility needs of the future.

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The National 911 Program selected Mission Critical Partners (MCP) to pilot and evaluate the first subset of the 911 DataPath data exchange model.

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XL Axiata, a converged network operator in Indonesia, selected the Viavi Solutions ONMSi optical network management system to increase visibility into its fiber network.

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