Stadler, which received a contract to manufacture and supply 60 new locomotives for VR Group, the government-owned railway company in Finland, selected Teltronic as provider of the on-board TETRA equipment for the locomotives.

The PMeV association is launching a professional joint initiative for its members. Managing directors, as well as human resources and marketing managers of the PMeV member companies will be involved in the development of ideas, strategies and measures to recruit specialists for the professional mobile radio (PMR) sector.

Government authorities and logistics providers across the world are constantly having to adapt to an increasing number of challenges facing the transport sector. The movement of goods and people across large areas can be very challenging, especially when trying to ensure operations are always as efficient, safe and sustainable as possible. Fortunately, the internet of things (IoT) combined with satellite communications networks can provide the solution to overcome these challenges.

The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) certified Key Bridge Wireless’ spectrum access system (SAS) and said the company can begin its initial commercial deployment of the system in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band.

Leonardo announced a partnership with cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The collaboration will make the CrowdStrike Falcon platform available to Leonardo customers and offer a combined solution portfolio that provides all stages of threat response, including identification, protection, detection, response and remediation.

Iridium Communications reported financial results for the second quarter of 2020 and updated its full-year 2020 outlook. Net loss was $12.4 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020, as compared to net loss of $18.1 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2019.

The Utilities Technology Council (UTC), joined by the American Public Power Association and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, filed a petition for review with the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to overturn the FCC’s April 2020 decision that opened up the 6 GHz spectrum band to unlicensed use.

Nokia announced it partnered with Vivo to provide private wireless services for Vale’s Carajás mine in Brazil. The service will be part of an Industry 4.0 project by Vale to deploy autonomous drill platforms and trucks.

The FCC began its first auction of licenses for prime, mid-band spectrum suitable for 5G with Auction 105 for Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum.

TCCA and the Global Certification Forum (GCF) formed a new group to continue work on the development of mission-critical certification for broadband equipment. The group plans to begin certifying mission-critical devices with pre-integrated MCX client apps in the first phase.