Nokia expanded its ViTrust critical communications portfolio with new services to help first responders take advantage of applications on their public-safety devices. The services provide continuity of operations for public-safety agencies across a multivendor, multitechnology mission-critical communications environment.

The FCC issued a notice of unlicensed operation to W&T Offshore, an independent oil and natural gas acquisition, exploitation and exploration company.

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the OpenFog Consortium will collaborate to develop fog-enabled mobile edge applications and technologies. The two organizations signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to benefit organizations working to develop 5G, mission-critical and data-dense applications through fog computing and networking and reduce technical overlap across the multitude of domains.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a report summarizing the themes found in the responses to its “Request for Comments on Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats.”

The TCCA added two new board members, Philippe Agard and Ari Toivonen.

The TCCA is under new leadership and looking toward new initiatives including a mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) open platform and market adoption of of Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standardized equipment.

Chemung County, New York, completed installation of a TETRA network for use in its C TRAN bus system. PowerTrunk, part of the Hytera Group, supplied the system, which replaces an analog radio system and will be used to deliver voice and data communications for controlling and managing the transit service.

New FCC rules permitting fixed amateur radio operations in 135.7 – 137.8 kHz (2,200 meter) and 472 – 479 kHz (630 meter) bands adopted in March became effective Sept. 15.

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) released a major resource to help better understand and address a formidable telecommunications industry challenge: the vulnerabilities in GPS.

Avtec and Alcon Engenharia de Sistemas were chosen by the PAULISTA Metropolitan Trains Co. (CPTM) to provide a dispatching solution for the railroad’s new suburban metro line 13. Scheduled to begin operations in 2018, the 12.2-kilometer metro line will be the first link between downtown São Paulo and Guarulhos International Airport (GRU), Brazil’s busiest airport.