Federated Wireless announced it is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) on a private wireless deployment with California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) to support the university’s 5G innovation network.

The FCC will hold a virtual field hearing on November 17 to hear from a diverse range of stakeholders about the impact of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian on communications and the recovery effort.

Motorola CEO Greg Brown said the company expects to exit the Emergency Services Network (ESN) contract before it expires in 2024.

NextNav acquired Nestwave SAS ("Nestwave"), a provider of low-power geolocation, for an enterprise value of $18. million with a gross consideration value of $19.3 million, consisting of $4.3 million in cash and $15 million in NextNav common stock. The transaction closed on October 31.

Tasmania Police were able to successfully test a new encrypted radio system earlier this month, after being granted an early access trial of the Tasmanian Government Radio Network (TasGRN) at the recent T20 Cricket World Cup event in Hobart.

The U.K. Communications and Marketing Authority (CMA) released several proposed controls that would limit the amount of money Motorola Solutions can make from continued operation of its Airwave network.

The Norwegian Police Service signed a new agreement with Northcom for the purchase of Sepura TETRA radios for use on the Nødnett emergency services network.

The French Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Terriotires selected a consortium led by Airbus and Capgemini for the role of Package 2 integrator for the Réseau Radio du Futur (RRF), or radio network of the future, the secure and resilient broadband network for domestic security and emergency rescue forces.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) launched its fifth course of the Hacking for Homeland Security (H4HS) program for the fall 2022 semester.

A Verizon official detailed the carrier’s efforts to support first responder following Hurricane Ian.