The 38th International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) adopted a new milestone-based regulatory approach for the deployment of nongeostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) satellites in specific bands and services.

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) laid out more detail about its concerns with the FCC’s proposed rules for indoor location accuracy for 9-1-1 calls. The FCC is expected to vote on the draft order Nov. 22.

Nextivity a supplier of mobile signal boosters, collaborated with Spry Fox Networks, a supplier of in-building mobile signal solutions, to facilitate uninterrupted 4G coverage for public and private sector organizations across the United Kingdom.

Nokia said it has deployed private wireless networks for more than 120 customers across multiple industries and geographies.

Wireless manufacturers, representatives and distributors met Nov. 12 – 14 for the annual Communications Marketing Conference (CMC). Alex Hinerfeld of Secom Systems will take over as president of the Communications Marketing Association (CMA), while Tom Boyle of Bird Technologies stepped down from his two-year term as president.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts to four small technology firms to create solutions that will automate analysis of mobile technology firmware at scale and identify vulnerabilities and prepositioned cyber threats.

Mobile Communications America (MCA), a mobile communications supplier, purchased Communication Service Center (CSC), a full-service wireless integrator in South Carolina.

The FCC Nov. 18 released a statement outlining the various groups that support FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s draft order for indoor 9-1-1 call location rules, announced in October and set for a vote later this week, Nov. 22.

Wireless Telecom Group signed a definitive agreement to acquire Holzworth Instrumentation, a Boulder, Colorado-based provider of specialty phase noise analyzers and signal generators.

The U.S. Department of Commerce extended for 90 days the temporary general license (TGL) authorizing specific, limited engagements in transactions involving the export, reexport, and transfer of items to Huawei and its non-U.S. affiliates that are subject to the entity list.