Two new public-safety bills that address network resiliency during and after disasters were introduced in the House.

Globalsat Group signed a multiyear contract with Rumo, the largest transport and logistics company in Latin America. Globalsat Group will provide a solution leveraging satellite connectivity from Inmarsat and Cobham connectivity terminals improve Rumo’s Brazilian rail infrastructure.

Odakyu Electric Railway is carrying out trials of Nokia’s SpaceTime scene analytics to identify ways of enhancing rail crossing safety. Trials will be conducted from mid-February into March.

Federated Wireless announced a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) connectivity-as-a-service offering that lets U.S. enterprises buy and deploy private 4G and 5G networks through the Microsoft Azure Marketplace and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released fiscal year (FY) 2020 notices of funding opportunity for eight DHS preparedness grant programs totaling nearly $1.8 billion. The grant programs provide funding to state, local, tribal and territorial governments, as well as transportation authorities, nonprofit organizations and the private sector, to improve the nation’s readiness in preventing and mitigating terrorist attacks and major disasters.

Airbus completed the modernization of Munich’s municipal utility operator Stadtwerke München’s (SWM) radio network with TETRA technology. In December, the Bavarian regional capital’s energy supplier deployed the Airbus’ TETRA server.

President Trump signed an executive order that directs U.S. critical infrastructure to build in resilience against disruptions to GPS or any other single source of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT).

Celona announced results from multiple real-world Citizen Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) mission-critical deployments from its formal beta program. The program includes eight new organizations deploying Celona’s cellular wireless network solution to deliver mission-critical business applications including crowded outdoor venues, industrial internet of things (IoT) applications, campuswide connectivity and video.

South Korea’s RF-Comm selected Softil technology to build the next generation of Long Term Evolution (LTE)-Railroad (LTE-R) high-speed train communications devices for KORAIL, South Korea’s national railroad network.

The FCC will consider a public notice that would establish application and bidding procedures for the auction of priority access licenses (PALs) in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) in the 3.65 GHz band at its Feb. 28 open meeting.