The Office of Michigan’s Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS) kicked off a communications campaign titled, “12 Months to 25 Years, This Is Us,” leading up to its 25-year anniversary in 2020.

Bob LaRose, vice president of business development at Assured Wireless, answers some frequently asked questions about high-power user equipment (HPUE). AT&T announced last month that it plans to test and roll out the technology to First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) subscribers.

Paige Wireless deployed a carrier-grade, public LoRaWAN network across the state of Nebraska. The network aims to help industries, farmers, businesses, students and communities.

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.

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.

Airbus was granted an order by the Hungarian government communications service provider, Pro-M, to supply a TETRA network for the operation of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant. The scope of the frame contract includes the connection to the Hungarian nationwide TETRA network Unified Digital Radio Communications System (EDR) and the maintenance of the plant network.

Axon’s Body 3 body-worn camera passed carrier certification requirements to operate on the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and Verizon networks.

The Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG) announced 2,350 Project 25 (P25) trunked and conventional systems in countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

U.K. telecommunications provider BT will work with Qualitest, a software testing and quality assurance company, to support the delivery of carrier’s digital infrastructure backbone, including further development of 5G services. The contract supports further enhancing EE’s Emergency Services Network (ESN) offering.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai introduced a plan to provide $950 million in funding to carriers to assist the deployment of “high-speed, storm-hardened” networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI).