Nokia and Telefónica Peru signed a contract with Minera Las Bambas, the world’s ninth-largest copper mine, to enable digitalization and automation projects at its site in Apurimac, Peru. The contract will build and deploy a private Long Term Evolution (LTE) network 4,600 meters above sea level, then assess the mine applications to begin service migration to the new network.

The Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is moving forward with the Automated Streams Analysis for Public Safety (ASAPS) challenge.

The FCC denied a waiver request from a Midwest utility but granted a separate waiver request from a Texas oil refinery.

Anterix completed phase one of the company's ongoing project with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Denver.

Motorola Solutions’ Citizens’ Broadband Radio Service (CBRS)-based private broadband solution, MOTOTRBO Nitro, will participate in the FCC’s initial commercial deployment (ICD) phase, expected to begin in September and last 30 – 90 months depending on the deployment.

David Stehlin was named CEO of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). Stehlin succeeds Wes Johnston, who after leading the association the past few years, is joining his family as they relocate to Hawaii.

Hytera unveiled push-to-talk (PTT) over cellular (PoC) radios, along with the HALO nationwide group communications solution for the United States. PoC enables push-to-talk communications over cellular networks, creating a wide-area radio network that uses the cellular infrastructure of mobile network operators.

The FCC requested comment on petitions for declaratory ruling and rulemaking filed by the Boulder Regional Emergency Telephone Service Authority (BRETSA) in Colorado to ensure interoperability with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).

When bad things happen, we want good people on the scene as quickly as possible and for those people to have the right tools for the job. First responders have communications needs that include being able to receive calls, check maps and routes, download and upload various information, run several specific applications, and of course, communicate with their colleagues. This often has to take place while on the move and in less-than-ideal circumstances. Public-safety users cannot tolerate dropped calls or slow applications because of congested networks. The dedicated First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) exists to ensure that first responders can make calls and access the data they need, with the best cellular connectivity available.

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) operational exercise brought together public-safety leaders to test technologies during a disaster response exercise.