The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced two new security directives and additional guidance for voluntary measures to strengthen cybersecurity across the transportation sector in response to the ongoing cybersecurity threat to surface transportation systems and associated infrastructure. These actions are among several steps DHS is taking to increase the cybersecurity of U.S. critical infrastructure.

Keysight Technologies joined the Anterix Active Ecosystem program to help advance private Long Term Evolution (LTE) broadband deployments in the United States.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) awarded Verizon Public Sector two contracts worth $34.6 million through the federal government’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract vehicle. Verizon will provide voice and data services and will supply a number of DOE facilities, including its Washington, D.C., headquarters.

The FCC granted a request from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) to extend the comment and reply comment deadlines in its ongoing network reliability proceeding by 10 days.

Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF) joined the Anterix Active Ecosystem Program to help expand the landscape of 900 MHz LTE solutions and services for the U.S electric grid. ADRF will initially be collaborating with Anterix with its flagship ADXV distributed antenna system (DAS) for in-building wireless connectivity.

The nation should bolster research and development of systems that distribute accurate time via fiber-optic cable and radio as part of the effort to back up GPS and enhance the resilience of critical infrastructure that depends on it, according to a new report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) should assess the effectiveness of its programs and services aimed at protecting the communications sector.

Right on time for the PMRExpo 2021 trade fair taking place in Cologne from 23 to 25 November, the Netzerk Sichere Kommunikation, Bundesverband Professioneller Mobilfunk (PMeV)’s portal for finding specialists, has gone online.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking input from the public about?the?public and private sector marketplace trends, supply chain?risks, and legislative, policy and future investment needs of eight emerging technology areas.

Nokia was selected to build a secure, private LTE network for Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) to modernize its distribution network for improved efficiency and performance.