Spanish cloud computing services provider Arsys and Teltronic signed an agreement to promote telecommunications services on the cloud in the Spanish and Portuguese markets.

The 19th PMRExpo takes place on 26 – 28 November in Cologne, Germany. More than 4,300 visitors from across the globe are expected at PMRExpo 2019.

Southern Communications Services, doing business as Southern Linc, applied for an experimental six-month special temporary authority (STA) to conduct technical trials using spectrum in the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band from specified locations in Alabama.

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-8 engineering committee on mobile and personal private radio standards issued a call for interest for document TIA-102.AABA-C titled Project 25 - Trunking Overview - Digital Radio Technical Standards.

TCCA said its Critical Communications World (CCW) 2019, held 18 – 20 June in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, registered one of the event’s highest turn-outs when taking place in the Far East.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, a provider of terminal automation and energy-efficient cargo handling, and Ukkoverkot, a private Long Term Evolution (LTE) network provider, signed a two-year cooperation agreement with Nokia to design, build and operate a private LTE network. Nokia brings a digital automation platform that is well suited for mobile machinery and industrial internet of things.

Ondas Holdings closed its acquisition of licensed spectrum in the 700 MHz band for the state of Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico and multiple counties bordering the Gulf. The company is now offering mission-critical wireless connectivity in these regions consisting of 900,000 square miles of surface area.

Ligado Networks petitioned the FCC to move forward on approvals of its license modification applications, filed in 2015, so it can deploy its planned terrestrial/satellite 5G service to benefit critical infrastructure industries (CII).

The acquisitions of two-way radio dealers continues, with two large mobile communications firms — BearCom Group and Mobile Communications America (MCA) — as the main buyers. Both companies are Motorola Solutions channel partners.

A June 21 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommends Congress pass a law allowing public-safety users to continue using the T-band spectrum for emergency communications.