Entries are now open for the International Critical Communications Awards, recognising excellence in the design and execution of critical communications. [ + ]

A group of US utilities organisations has objected to plans for unlicensed use of the 6 GHz band on the basis of potential interference issues. [ + ]

Norfolk Island Telecom has chosen Blue Arcus and Speedcast to install 4G LTE services and upgrade its PSTN service to a fixed-IP network. [ + ]

Purple Cow Industries has swapped standard mobile phones for a fully managed push-to-talk over cellular service to improve its communications. [ + ]

Ofcom is set to release more spectrum in a bid to meet growing Wi-Fi demands, as UK households consume 315 GB of broadband data a month. [ + ]

France’s second-largest telecommunications operator, SFR, has chosen Motorola Solutions to provide a 3GPP compliant, mission-critical push-to-talk solution. [ + ]

Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu has become home to Nepal's first TETRA network, supplied by Spanish firm Teltronic. [ + ]

A Lockheed Martin payload carried aboard a Tyvak 6U nanosat spacecraft is testing cloud networking and advanced satellite communications in Earth orbit. [ + ]

The database covers ways to boost the security, reliability and interoperability of communications systems for industry and public safety organisations. [ + ]

Telstra, Verizon, Vodafone América Móvil, KT Corp and Rogers will collaborate on global 5G specifications and interoperability to fast-track 5G adoption. [ + ]

The industry-accredited professional development training event will cover multi-coupling, lightning protection and GIS. [ + ]

The acquisition boosts Mission Critical Partners' ability to modernise wireless communications networks through increased IT support services. [ + ]

The US Air Force's Nellis Air Force Base and AT&T have signed an agreement under which the telco will provide 5G services along with FirstNet connectivity. [ + ]

Charleston County Consolidated 9-1-1 Centre will implement RapidDeploy's Nimbus CAD, a cloud-native platform powered by Microsoft's Azure Government Cloud. [ + ]

Oakland, California, has selected Motorola Solutions' PremierOne CAD disaster-recovery-as-a-service solution to provide a standby system in the cloud. [ + ]