The spectrum sharing capabilities of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) will create new opportunities for rural telecom operators to offer carrier-grade fixed wireless service that will improve broadband coverage in rural America, according to a new report from CoBank.

Critical Communications World (CCW), the conference and exhibition connecting critical communications professionals, will take place 18 – 20 June in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, hosted by Malaysia's Sapura Group. Produced by TCCA, the three-day event will feature a series of keynote speaker sessions, master classes and panel discussions by industry experts, along with a showcase theater highlighting the latest technology.

Siemens and Amdocs announced the availability of a joint solution to enable mission-critical networks to leverage shared Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum.

To close the gap between first responder needs and test equipment development, Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) is launching the 2019 NIST Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program - Mission Critical Voice Test Equipment funding opportunity, with budgeted federal funding of $12 million.

The delayed Emergency Services Network (ESN) is likely to become operational even later than expected, and the U.K. government’s already increased forecast costs are highly uncertain, according to a report by the U.K. National Audit Office (NAO).

India’s COAI, an association representing telecom, internet, technology and digital services companies, partnered with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), a European information, communications and technology (ICT) standardization organization, to collaborate on areas of mutual interest.

Federated Wireless completed the rollout of what it called the world’s first in-production environmental sensing capability (ESC) network. Federated Wireless said the network will enable initial commercial deployment of Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) services across the United States.

Sierra Wireless reported results for its first quarter ended March 31. All results are reported in U.S. dollars and are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), except as otherwise indicated.

Sonim Technologies priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $11 a share. The nearly 3.6 million shares of common stock are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market May 10 under the ticker symbol "SONM."

Details about Motorola Solutions’ contract for the U.K. Emergency Services Network were revealed in a voluntary ex ante transparency notice this week. The value of the revised contract is £401 million (US$523 million), an £82 million (US$107 million) increase from the previous £319 million (US$415 million).