Vertel, Australia’s largest privately owned telecommunications carrier, is partnering with Beaconsim, a Finnish-based operative field communications simulator provider, to bring its solution to Australia.

The FCC is seeking entities authorized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to send alerts using the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) to participate in an upcoming targeted test of the wireless emergency alert (WEA) system.

Global Certification Forum (GCF) plans to highlight progress made since it signed a memorandum of understanding with TCCA last year that pledged to advance developments in areas related to Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) mission-critical services.

Traxens equipped the smart refrigerated containers of Indonesian non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) company, PT TKSolusindo, with its patented solution.

Industry feedback on the FCC’s proposal to realign the 900 MHz band to allow for broadband services was varied, with large incumbent utilities opposing the proposal and others supporting the realignment only with tight interference protections and voluntary incumbent relocation.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) through which all wireless emergency alerts (WEA) are authenticated, validated and delivered to participating commercial mobile service providers, announced that IPAWS will not be ready to support certain improvements to WEA as of June 10, as previously expected.

A new white paper from TCCA examines public-safety prioritization on commercial networks, including mechanisms and legal considerations.

The FCC requested comment on a petition for reconsideration filed in the FCC’s Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) docket.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the FCC, will conduct a nationwide test of the emergency alert system (EAS) Aug. 7 at 2:20 p.m. EDT, with a backup date of Aug. 21.

There is widespread disagreement among public-safety groups and industry on the best way to deliver indoor wireless location data for 9-1-1 calls to dispatch centers from wireless providers based on comments filed with the FCC.