Hongkong International Terminals (HIT), a key container port operator, selected Airbus’s value-added reseller HONOH, through HGC Global Communications (HGC), to replace its digital communications system with the Airbus hybrid solution

Several 6 GHz microwave equipment vendors that supply mission-critical backhaul networks said interference in the band is inevitable under new FCC rules that allow unlicensed devices into the spectrum for the first time and offered some suggestions to incumbent licensees.

Geoverse announced support for licensed wireless spectrum on its existing GeoCore network service platform. This solution combines low-band licensed spectrum with Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) to form a high-performance and reliable private LTE/5G network that enables the adoption of Industry 4.0 for mining, oil and gas exploration, utilities and other industries.

Gary Bell, director of emergency preparedness for Waukesha County, Wisconsin, was sworn in as president of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA). He leads the organization’s nearly 16,000 members in efforts to improve 9-1-1 through research, standards development, training, education, outreach and advocacy.

The Utilities Technology Council (UTC) board named Sheryl Riggs president and CEO. Riggs was formerly UTC’s senior vice president of finance and operations and has been serving as interim president and CEO since January.

The FCC denied two separate waiver requests for the 900 MHz applications freeze. The commission denied requests from the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and Florida Power and Light (FPL) Co.

Globalstar deployed a new ground station with second-generation technology in Córdoba, Argentina. The new infrastructure enables voice calls, two-way data communications and internet connection, extending Globalstar’s service throughout South America.

More than 100 companies have accepted applications to bid in the upcoming 3.5 GHz spectrum auction. Out of the 348 short-form applications received for Auction 105 of Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) priority access licenses (PALs), 106 were complete and accepted for filing, and 242 applications were incomplete.

Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum represents a major opportunity for utilities, oil and gas companies, and other entities that operate mission-critical communications networks. Recent initiatives that call for grid modernization and digitization are driving critical infrastructure industries (CII) to move beyond their legacy narrowband communications and advance to private broadband solutions.

Druid Software, in collaboration with RF Connect and CommScope, deployed a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS)-enabled OnGo private 4G wireless network at Memorial Health Systems in Springfield, Illinois.