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.

In a letter to Congress, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said the commission is studying the effects of an FCC proposal to allow broadcast stations to geotarget content on emergency alerts.

Comba Telecom hired Greg Glenn as senior director of product marketing.

Viavi Solutions signed a partnership agreement with VMware to drive standardized frameworks and metrics for radio access network (RAN) intelligent controller (RIC) testing. The test bed as a service will enable mobile operators to introduce programmability to the RAN and help accelerate the adoption of Open RAN (O-RAN).

Federated Wireless, which has been conditionally approved as an automated frequency coordination (AFC) system operator by the FCC signed agreements with unlicensed radio equipment manufacturers to enable access to the 6 GHz band by new standard power and outdoor Wi-Fi 6E devices.

Alliance, a value-added distributor of wireless telecommunications technology announced it is merging with GetWireless, a value-added distributor of cellular solutions that connect the internet of things (IoT). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has filed a project initiation with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and has issued a call for participation for working group members to participate in the revision of the “APCO ANS Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Telecommunicators.”

On September 1, the state of Pennsylvania awarded Mission Critical Partners (MCP) a contract to support the deployment of next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) service statewide.

With the world facing growing challenges including the war in Europe and a global energy crisis, it is essential that the mission- and business-critical communications networks used by the public safety, critical infrastructure and utilities sectors are secured against third-party attacks, to protect communications and sensitive data. With more than 120 countries using dedicated TETRA networks for these critical services, work has been undertaken to ensure the TETRA technology standard remains robust in the face of evolving threats.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo appointed Renee Gordon, director of the City of Alexandria’s Department of Emergency Communications, to serve on the Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority).