Etherstack has signed "a substantial technology licensing contract" with NEC Corporation which would see Etherstack's wireless technology used in NEC products. [ + ]

Inmarsat has appointed Satcom Direct (SD) and Honeywell Aerospace as global distribution partners for its next-generation SwiftBroadband-Safety aviation service. [ + ]

The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance's 2017 Global Summit in Cape Town will be co-hosted by ICASA, the South African spectrum regulator. [ + ]

Motorola Solutions will upgrade the Paraiba Secretariat of Social Safety and Defense mission-critical communications system. [ + ]

Philadelphia's Chester County Department of Emergency Services implements fully integrated text-to-9-1-1 to improve dispatching for its 121 emergency departments. [ + ]

Remote workers will be kept in the loop via satellite comms in a deal between Optus Satellite and Aeeris, operator of the Early Warning Network. [ + ]

ZTE Corporation has won the Best Wireless Broadband Innovation award for its Pre5G massive multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) technology. [ + ]

Inmarsat and Vodafone have established a roaming agreement, aiming to enable international satellite and cellular roaming connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). [ + ]

Sepura and Eastcom have renewed their distribution and joint development agreement for Sepura products in the Chinese market. [ + ]

UK spectrum regulator Ofcom has opened a consultation setting out options for how it could expand spectrum access for mobile services in the 3.6–3.8 GHz band. [ + ]

Everbridge critical communications systems were used by over 900 US counties, cities, businesses, transportation authorities and hospitals to send millions of messages when Hurricane Matthew struck. [ + ]

The Association of Global Automakers has called on the FCC to provide more certainty on plans to allow Wi-Fi and connected-vehicle applications to share the 5.9 GHz band. [ + ]

The ACMA is mulling re-farming additional spectrum for mobile broadband and has released a discussion paper on the subject. [ + ]

Public Safety Communication Europe will hold a two-day conference in Athens on 23–24 November, covering a range of topics of interest to the public safety community. [ + ]

Inmarsat and Rockwell Collins will expand their relationship to include the new SwiftBroadband-Safety service for cockpit and aircraft operations across the aviation industry. [ + ]