The President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) released a report on cybersecurity for critical infrastructure communications networks. The report outlines 10 recommendations.

AT&T said its video analytics team at AT&T Labs joined forces with its national drone team to bring automated cell tower inspections a step closer to reality. With automation, AT&T can inspect and fix problems at towers faster, better and more efficiently,

The Trump administration scrapped its Advisory Council on Infrastructure, established with an executive order in July, according to press reports. However on Aug. 15, Trump released another executive order “establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure projects.”

U.K. company Cobham, which owns test unit Cobham AvComm, released its first half results in line with expectations and said it will conduct a strategic review of its wireless and AvComm businesses.

After announcing plans last year to launch both TETRA and Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, Saudi Arabian operator Bravo said it has launched initial TETRA services.

Erbil International Airport (EIA), the principle airport serving the city of Erbil in Kurdistan autonomous region in northern Iraq, selected a communications solution from DAMM Cellular Systems.

John Betkoski III, a Connecticut regulator, moved into the role of president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. Betkoski formerly served as NARUC’s first vice president and is the vice chairman of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.

pdvWireless is targeting utilities in its latest effort to convince 900 MHz incumbents that its 900 MHz broadband plan is the best long-term option for them and drive demand for a custom critical infrastructure industry (CII) Long Term Evolution (LTE) equipment and services provider business model.

Southern Co. subsidiary Southern Linc entered into a partnership with the Huntsville-Madison County’s (Alabama) 9-1-1 Dispatch Center (MadCo 9-1-1) for mission-critical Long Term Evolution (LTE) service. The service is expected to be available in Huntsville and Madison County in the second quarter of 2018.

FELHC, BPC Spectrum, Dominion 700 and Access 700 in June filed a request for an extension of time or waiver of the commission’s substantial service requirement applicable to certain 700 MHz guard band A block licenses.