Damm Cellular Systems and systems partner Wellracom began an upgrade from an analog system to a digital TETRA solution for PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara, a mining company in Indonesia.

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the United States of America signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to catalyze and deepen cooperation between the two countries in the field of space.

Only 38.7% of valid test calls conducted during recent dispatchable location testing for 9-1-1 calls produced a result that meets the requirements for actionable dispatchable location as defined by Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) standards. Dispatchable location testing in the E9-1-1 Location Technologies Test Bed was conducted during the second half of 2018.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a discussion draft of its privacy framework, a set of industry standards and best practices designed to assist organizations in managing cybersecurity risks.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) finalized its testing stage of five Spectrum Access System (SAS) vendors proposing to operate in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum at 3.5 GHz. The SAS manages parameters upon which CBRS systems will rely.

AT&T Services, Verizon and Comsearch urged FCC officials to find solutions that would facilitate sharing between licensed and unlicensed use in the 6 GHz fixed service bands. In a separate filing, Ericsson said the FCC should repurpose the 6 GHz band for licensed flexible-use service and auction the band.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) network performs more than 25% faster than commercial networks, according to data from AT&T, which is building out the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).

On May 8, most Canadian provincial and territorial emergency management organizations will issue public test messages through Alert Ready, Canada's emergency alerting system. Each participating province or territory will issue one test message to be distributed simultaneously over television, radio and compatible wireless devices at designated times.

Motorola Solutions executives expect recent acquisitions to give it a competitive edge and contribute to growth this year.

The FCC requested comment on a request filed by Ocean Signal for waiver to permit the equipment authorization and use of a personal locator beacon (PLB) that incorporates automatic identification system (AIS) functionality in compliance with a recently published Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) standard.