The FCC granted in part a request by the Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) to delay the requirement that site-based and mobile-only wireless systems complete construction of facilities in response to the disruption of work caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The FCC provided all site-based and mobile-only wireless licensees with construction deadlines from March 15 through and including May 15, an additional 60 days to meet their existing deadlines.

Ameren Missouri told the FCC that it rejects the validity of data showing interference will be caused by LTE operations to adjacent narrowband LMR operations if a broadband segment is inserted into the 900 MHz band.

Motorola Solutions announced remote access to its Project 25 (P25) ASTRO network management platform, allowing users to access network data anywhere and from any device. The upgrade also includes expanded performance and other metrics, along with enhanced security for users of the CirrusCentral system.

A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report offers recommendations for deployment, use and disposal of mobile devices throughout the mobile-device lifecycle. The scope of “Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices in the Enterprise” includes mobile devices, centralized device management and endpoint protection technologies while including both organization-provided and personally owned deployment scenarios.

In November, Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) advised that it would discontinue the DGPS service 1 July and requested feedback. AMSA cited the increased accuracy of GPS and the introduction of other global positioning constellations including GLONASS, GALILEO and Beidou as being reasons why AMSA’s DGPS service is no longer needed.

NextEra Energy submitted to the FCC a report that the utility said provides evidence to rebut the claim by Anterix that no interference will be caused by Long Term Evolution (LTE) operations to adjacent narrowband LMR operations if a broadband segment is inserted into the 896 – 901/935 – 940 MHz band.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced an opportunity for critical infrastructure owners and operators and GPS equipment manufacturers to test their equipment against GPS spoofing. The 2020 GPS Testing for Critical Infrastructure (GET-CI) event will be held later this year and is the third in this series of test opportunities.

Erillisverkot, the provider of Finland’s planned Virve 2.0 public-safety broadband network, will acquire the broadband radio access network (RAN) as a service from Elisa and the core systems from Ericsson.

Anterix signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Ameren for a long-term lease of 900 MHz broadband spectrum to enable the utility to deploy a private Long Term Evolution (LTE) network that will provide critical communications services for its service territories in Missouri and Illinois.

Nokia announced that Polish energy sector company PGE Systemy chose its 5G-ready, industrial-grade private wireless solution, following the successful trial of a 450 MHz proof-of-concept network in operation since April 2019.