Fingrid, Finland’s national transmission system operator, selected Nokia to build an IP/multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) network to support the digital transformation of its national electrical grid.

UL opened a new hazardous locations customer service center in Houston. The new facility offers a collaborative safety service solution for the upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas industry.

Tait Communications and L3Harris have amended their partnership, first announced in 2016 as an exclusive distribution agreement. L3 Harris now offers nonexclusive distribution of Tait products in North America.

Thales took an active role in OPENQKD, the European research project that will set up quantum communication infrastructures in several European countries. Thales has been an active participant in quantum technology research for several years.

About 150 partner companies participated in the third-annual Operation Convergent Response (OCR2019) event, Nov. 19 – 21, in Georgia. Verizon and Nokia sponsored the annual event. The number of overall or public-safety participants was not available by press time.

The FCC is seeking comment on issues related to unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations in the 960 MHz to 1.164 GHz and 5.03 – 5.091 GHz bands pursuant to a reporting requirement mandated by Congress in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018.

The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a notice of proposed rulemaking and requested comment on proposed rules to identify, assess, and address information and communications technology and services (ICTS) transactions that pose an undue risk to the critical infrastructure or the digital economy in the United States. The public has 30 days to submit comments.

Airport operator Aena will implement a new TETRA digital radio system and more than 1,600 TETRA radio terminals from Motorola Solutions. The next-generation digital radio technology will be deployed at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport starting from 2020.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the Project 25 (P25) Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) added Inter-RF Subsystem Interface and Console Subsystem Interface (ISSI/CSSI) equipment. The expansion allows P25 ISSI/CSSI equipment to be tested for interoperability by accredited laboratories.

The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) concluded 22 November as agreements signed by some 3,400 delegates from around 165 member states were included in the Final Acts of the Radio Regulations, the international treaty governing the global use of RF spectrum and satellite orbits.