As the critical communications industry begins to adopt 4G and 5G broadband communications, devices are needed that can match the mission-critical capabilities of the networks. A new white paper from TCCA highlights the complexity of the critical broadband world.

Distec partnered with Teltonika Networks to complement its existing range of internet of things (IoT) solutions.

Affini Technology received a contract for the provision, maintenance, repair and post design services of the radio system for the Dockyard Port of Clyde in Scotland, which includes Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde.

Redline Communications and Winncom Technologies announced that Redline’s industrial-grade, private LTE connectivity solutions will be provided for a precious metals mining company in Rochester, Nevada.

The FCC granted a request from the Michigan Department of Telecommunications Management and Budget asking for a waiver to share use of the Michigan Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS) with Consumer’s Energy.

Mitre created two new organizations intended to help the company better focus on cybersecurity threats to critical infrastructure and new approaches to public health challenges.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) published a GPS Receiver Whitelist Development Guide and a new release of the Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Integrity Library to protect against the spoofing, or deceiving, of GPS devices through false signals.

NextNav and Satelles, partnered on an alternative positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) test bed in the San Francisco Bay Area.

5G networks promise greater capabilities to critical users, but further specification work is needed to ensure their unique requirements are met. A new white paper from TCCA, the global organization for the advancement of standardized critical communications technologies, says that ultimately, 5G will enable cooperation between critical users to become more efficient and effective. As a result, the safety of first responders and the communities they protect will be enhanced.

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) launched a new industry specification group on reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (ISG RIS). The group will review and establish global standardization for RIS technology.