ALERTWildfire, a consortium of three universities — the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR); University of California, San Diego (UCSD); and the University of Oregon (OU) — partnered with California-based GeoLinks, a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), to deploy wildfire detection, prevention and situational awareness systems across the state of California.

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The National Wireless Safety Alliance (NWSA) announced that Jim Coleman, national tower safety manager at AT&T, and Paul Roberts, vice president of compliance at American Tower, were appointed to serve as chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the organization’s board of governors.

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Representatives of the New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) Department discussed the results of a survey conducted following the 2018 National Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) test with FCC officials.

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Zetron authorized Paradigm Traffic Systems, a traffic and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) company in Texas, as a Zetron Collective Brilliance Program Partner. Paradigm will now market and service Zetron’s full portfolio of integrated mission-critical communications solutions throughout the state of Texas.

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The FCC is seeking comment on the request of the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) and Utilities Technology Council (UTC) for waiver of sections 90.1307(c) and (d) and sections 90.1338(a) and (b) of FCC rules.

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The FCC rules for licensing additional 800 MHz channels were published in the Federal Register Nov. 27. The FCC’s new rules will permit the release of 800 MHz expansion and guard band channels in certain regions.

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The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau called on marketers of light-emitting diode (LED) signs to ensure these lights comply with FCC rules. Since March, the agency has entered into 21 settlement agreements with companies that marketed noncompliant LED signs in violation of the Communications Act and FCC rules

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Northumberland County, Virginia, chose Federal Engineering to evaluate and assess the county’s public-safety radio and paging communications systems.

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Nokia announced further steps to align its organizational structure to its strategy, strengthen its leadership team and position the company for success in the 5G era.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has limited responsibility for sending and canceling state and local alerts.

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