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Damm Partners with South Korean Firm for Maritime Communications

March 22, 2019 | Comments

Damm Cellular System formed an alliance with system partner SEANET Marineplanet and Daeyang to provide mission-critical communications for the maritime industry.

March 22, 2019 | Comments

Public-safety and critical infrastructure industries (CII) entities received backing from the National Football League (NFL) and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) proponents in opposing unlicensed operations in the 6 GHz band. However, heavyweights such as Boeing, Apple and other high-tech firms are all advocating for the FCC to open the band to unlicensed users.

March 19, 2019 | Comments

The FCC proposed sweeping changes to the 900 MHz band, suggesting a realignment to create broadband licenses and moving incumbent narrowband licensees to other spectrum within the band. The proposal is a win for pdvWireless CEO Morgan O’Brian, who has been advocating for 900 MHz broadband for more than four years.

ATIS Offers Report on IoT Security

March 19, 2019 | Comments

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) released a new report that provides the fundamentals needed to perform risk assessments for internet of things (IoT) applications and services. As the IoT accelerates, there is a growing need to protect all assets involved from attack and from maliciously being turned into a source of attack on other users.

March 18, 2019 | Comments

Motorola Solutions entered the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) market with a new product line, dubbed MOTOTRBO Nitro, which will interoperate with its MOTOTRBO two-way radio networks. The company announced the new line at its Channel Partner Expo March 18 and expects channel partners to be the main selling points for the new offering.

March 18, 2019 | Comments

FRoSTA, a European frozen foods company, selected Motorola Solutions to optimize its supply chain processes with highly effective communications technology. The communications solutions will be implemented in collaboration with Motorola Solutions’ local partners: Telemann, a systems house for communications solutions, and Seamcom, a distributor of professional analog and digital radio technologies.

March 18, 2019 | Comments

GeoLinks, a California-based telecommunications provider and competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) public utility, installed and provided high-speed, low-latency, symmetrical data connections to 88 high-definition, pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras throughout Southern and Northern California to provide critical situational awareness during wildfire events. In collaboration with ALERTWildfire; University of California San Diego; University of Nevada, Reno; CENIC; Southern California Edison (SCE); and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), the multihazard camera technology provides data related to fire ignition points critical in informing situational awareness and wildfire response.

March 18, 2019 | Comments

NII Holdings agreed to sell its 70 percent interest in its operations in Brazil, Nextel Brazil, to América Móvil through the sale of one of NII's Luxembourg-based subsidiaries. The sale represents the disposition of NII's sole remaining operating asset. Additionally, AI Brazil Holdings agreed to sell its 30 percent interest in Nextel Brazil so that América Móvil will be the sole owner of Nextel Brazil following the transaction.

March 15, 2019 | Comments

The FCC adopted new rules to encourage the development of new communications technologies and expedite the deployment of new services in the spectrum above 95 GHz. Radio technology advancements have made these bands especially ripe for new development, the commission said.

March 15, 2019 | Comments

The FCC sided with public safety and proposed a vertical (Z axis) location accuracy metric of ±3 meters relative to the handset for 80 percent of indoor wireless 9-1-1 calls. The new rules will help first responders more accurately locate people who make wireless 9-1-1 calls from multistory buildings.