Anterix named Chris Guttman-McCabe as the company's chief regulatory and communications officer, where he will lead Anterix's efforts to share its vision of 900 MHz private broadband connectivity for critical infrastructure across all audiences, including regulators and media.

During a speech at the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance’s (DSA) virtual Global Summit, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai touted the commission’s work to free up more space for wireless growth and development in multiple spectrum bands, as well as its work to develop more advanced spectrum sharing techniques.

The arrival of 5G has a lot to offer the public-safety community. With its faster speeds, greater capacity, ultra-low latencies and advanced support for IoT, 5G will enable massive adoption of new public safety applications. These will include remote-controlled devices, field delivery of telemedicine and improved situational awareness using drones and video analytics complementing current LTE/4.9G mission-critical networks.

In a future powered by 5G, the world is expected to look very different. The 5G platform promises to be a catalyst for a technology and digital revolution that will take place across various industries, redefining collaboration, operational and business patterns, and user experiences. Service and application landscapes across a host of sectors, including healthcare, manufacturing, energy, public safety, transport and smart cities, will be immensely impacted.

Ericsson completed its acquisition of Cradlepoint, a provider of wireless WAN edge 4G and 5G solutions for the enterprise market. The investment is key to Ericsson’s ongoing strategy of capturing market share in the rapidly expanding 5G enterprise space.

AT&T announced that it had completed the sale of its wireless and wireline operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) to Liberty Latin America. The transaction includes employees, network assets and spectrum, real estate and leases, more than 1 million wireless subscribers and contracts.

The FCC approved Liberty Latin America’s acquisition of AT&T’s Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) operations, following an agreement between Liberty and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that allowed the acquisition to move forward.

Erillisverkot announced that it will present the first findings from its request for information (RFI) on devices for the Virve 2.0 network during the Critical Communications Week 2020 (CCWeek2020) virtual event.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) started a new initiative to assess and analyze the risks and problems associated with preventable law enforcement distracted driving events.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) released an update to its road map.