Nokia announced that it is collaborating with Hitachi Kokusai Electric on local 5G and private wireless Long Term Evolution (LTE) solutions for industrial and government customers. Spectrum for local 5G will be released in Japan at the end of 2019 for enterprise use.

Barrett Communications delivered equipment as part of a U.S.-funded program into Egypt. The contract was to supply high-frequency (HF) and VHF radio communications equipment.

Nedaa, the Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), government secure networks provider, announced its support as the official secure network communications provider at this year’s edition of Dubai Airshow, 17 – 21 November at Dubai World Central. Nedaa is offering the Dubai Airshow Organizing Committee its wireless communications solutions to ensure smooth and secure emergency responses between security personnel and organizations such as Dubai Police, Dubai Civil Defense and Dubai Ambulance.

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.

Rohde & Schwarz, in collaboration with LG Electronics Mobile Communications U.S.A. successfully verified Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) 3.0 features related to geofencing using an LG G8 ThinQ mobile smartphone.

Ribbon Communications announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire, through a merger, ECI Telecom Group (ECI) for 32.5 million shares of Ribbon common stock and $324 million in cash. ECI stockholders will also receive approximately $31 million from ECI's sale of real estate assets.

Ribbon Communications deployed an emergency calling service (ECS) with location information for Colt Technology Service in Japan. Available since March 1, the ECS fully complies with Japanese regulatory requirements.

The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Public Safety Communications office selected Nokia to upgrade the California Public Safety Microwave Network (CAPSNET), which is operated by Cal OES Public Safety Communications and supports the communications needs of many key state and local government public-safety agencies.

Police Scotland have begun the rollout of Motorola Solutions’ Pronto digital policing application suite as part of an overall mobile working solution for officers in Glasgow. The rollout, which began earlier this year in Dundee, Perth and Kinross, marks a major milestone in strategic plans to introduce the technology to 10,000 Police Scotland officers.