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Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Highlights The 3GPP Plenary meetings took place March 18-22, 2024, in Maastricht, Netherlands. 3GPP Radio Access Network (RAN) and Core Terminal (CT) groups continued to focus on completing the work for Release 18 (R18). The specifications are functionally frozen (no new features will be added) and only minor exceptions remain. The specifications remain on track […]

FCC awarding FirstNet Authority spectrum license to 4.9 GHz would be ‘unlawful,’ CERCI-sponsored legal analysis claims

A proposal calling for the FCC to grant the FirstNet Authority a nationwide license to the 4.9 GHz spectrum currently designated for public-safety use would be “unlawful,” according to a legal analysis filed this week with the FCC by an organization opposing the idea. Commissioned by the Coalition for Emergency Response and Critical Infrastructure (CERCI), […]

Viasat direct-to-device plans have lift-off after Inmarsat merger

Viasat’s president, Guru Gowrappan, pointed to direct-to-device (D2D), space-to-space and multi-orbit communications as examples of prominent emerging technologies in the satellite industry during the opening of the company’s new international headquarters in London. While this wave of innovation in the satellite communications sector represents a host of new opportunities, there are also challenges, not least […]

Rescue 42: Tim O’Connell outlines capabilities of Network Systems Deployable (NSD), Deployable Networks as a Service (DNaaS) offerings

  Rescue 42 President, CEO and CTO Tim O’Connell describes the functionality of his company’s Network Systems Deployable (NSD) and Deployable Networks as a Service (DNaaS) products that can work with a variety of carrier systems. IWCE 2024 attendees can learn more about Rescue 42 by visiting company officials at Booth #1333 in the exhibit […]

Satellite association launch aims to enhance global connectivity

A new association to advance direct-to-device (D2D) satellite communication ecosystems has been launched. The Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) is made up of several satellite operators including Viasat, Terrestar Solutions, Ligado Networks, Omnispace and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC. Combined, the companies have more than 100 megahertz of L- and S-band spectrum which could […]
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