The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) certified Key Bridge Wireless’ spectrum access system (SAS) and said the company can begin its initial commercial deployment of the system in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band.

The Tennessee Emergency Communications Board (TECB) announced a partnership with Mission Critical Partners (MCP) on a new project focused on assessing the cybersecurity status of the state’s 142 public safety answering points (PSAPs). When completed, the cybersecurity assessment will provide the PSAPs with an understanding of their baseline status and increased awareness of vulnerabilities.

The Columbus (Georgia) Police Department implemented CentralSquare Technologies’ false alarm management software powered by CryWolf. The software will help the agency reduce the 22,000 false alarm calls it responds to annually.

Nokia announced that it has successfully completed its first 5G standalone (SA) call on a live network with China Unicom and is expected to achieve full deployment of numerous software solutions with the operator several weeks ahead of schedule.

The Utilities Technology Council (UTC), joined by the American Public Power Association and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, filed a petition for review with the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to overturn the FCC’s April 2020 decision that opened up the 6 GHz spectrum band to unlicensed use.

Nokia announced it partnered with Vivo to provide private wireless services for Vale’s Carajás mine in Brazil. The service will be part of an Industry 4.0 project by Vale to deploy autonomous drill platforms and trucks.

During a second-quarter earnings call July 23, AT&T executives said the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted some aspects of the business but said First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) momentum remains strong.

TCCA and the Global Certification Forum (GCF) formed a new group to continue work on the development of mission-critical certification for broadband equipment. The group plans to begin certifying mission-critical devices with pre-integrated MCX client apps in the first phase.

Next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) went live May 20 in Elko County, Nevada and May 22 in West Wendover, Nevada. The public-safety answering points (PSAPs) cut over for the sixth-largest county in the nation with a population traversing 17,000 square miles to the new cloud-based NG 9-1-1 emergency service IP network (ESInet) and call processing equipment (CPE) solution marks the first of its kind.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) highlighted more coverage buildouts, noting the network already covers more than 99% of the U.S. population. In areas where coverage already exists, band 14 spectrum is providing more capacity. Band 14 has been deployed on existing cell sites in more than 700 markets nationwide.