About a decade ago, the commercial wireless sector launched networks based 4G LTE. The public-safety community, via the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), made a similar decision to deploy 4G LTE for its nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN), which is being implemented in concert with AT&T. From the beginning, it was assumed that the NPSBN would leverage, on some level, commercial infrastructure.

The Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC) agreed to form a working group to collaborate with the FCC on identifying potential solutions to co-channel and adjacent channel interference to land mobile systems from digital TV (DTV) stations in multiple urban areas.

The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) granted a license modification to the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) giving the organization permanent authority to operate a variety of devices related to positive train control (PTC).

Enghouse Systems announced it signed a contract with the Norwegian government to deliver technical solutions for the nation's emergency medical communication centers.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has drafted guidelines for applying its cybersecurity framework to critical technologies such as GPS that uses positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) data.

A federal district judge denied a request from Hytera Communications for a new trial, as well as judgement as a matter of law and reduced damages, in a lawsuit brought against it by Motorola Solutions.

Anterix announced its involvement in the New York Power Authority's (NYPA) new project to pilot a private LTE network at its Blenheim-Gilboa hydroelectric plant in Gilboa, N.Y, Schoharie County.

The FCC released a staff report detailing the causes and impact of a nationwide T-Mobile outage that occurred in June, along with actions that can help prevent similar outages in the future.

The secretary of public security of the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil selected Teltronic to expand the state’s current TETRA network.

The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) granted requests to multiple licensees for waiver of the commission’s rules in transitioning their operations in the 3.65 – 3.7 GHz band from Part 90 to Part 96.