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The White House and the Department of Defense on Monday announced a move to make an additional 100 megahertz of the mid-band spectrum available for commercial 5G by the end of the summer.

SES has selected United Launch Alliance and SpaceX to help send C-band satellites to orbit in a push to achieve the Federal Communications Commission’s goals to accelerate 5G deployment.

Jim Brinker, president and general manager of Intel’s federal arm and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, wrote in a Nextgov article published Monday how 5G network technology could help the government better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies.

Jeff Harman, most recently chief operating officer at Oceus Networks, has been promoted to president at the Reston, Va.-based broadband communications company. His appointment is part of leadership changes at Oceus following the company’s acquisition by Battle Investment Group.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has created a laboratory in Fort Collins, Colo., that offers a live-test environment for telecommunication providers to demonstrate the fifth generation of wireless technology platforms.

Verizon and the U.S. Marine Corps have teamed up to test the company’s 5G service at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego.

Lockheed Martin CEO James Taiclet said he intends to pursue the use of 5G networks to strengthen the autonomous capabilities of military vehicles, Reuters reported Tuesday.

Accenture and AT&T have partnered to help Phillips 66 develop industrial cellular wireless connectivity, with the development of a private cellular network solution, Accenture recently reported.  

Yosry Barsoum, vice president and director of the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute at Mitre, has said that public-private partnerships can help improve management of the U.S. electromagnetic spectrum.

SES announced Tuesday its selection of  Northrop Grumman and Boeing to build four new satellites as part of an accelerated C-band clearing plan to help address the Federal Communications Commission’s 5G service rollout objectives.

Intelsat has signed a pair of deals to procure four satellites from Maxar Technologies and another two from Northrop Grumman in efforts to meet the Federal Communications Commission deadline for reallocating some C-band spectrum to support 5G network services.

The State Department has issued a request for information seeking input from vendors on possible approaches to implement technology platforms and services that would support its road map for deploying and securing 5G networks at diplomatic facilities.

The Department of Defense has announced the selection of seven U.S. military bases that will accommodate 5G technology testing and experimentation activities.

The Department of Defense and the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center have partnered to establish a 5G network at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

Intelsat has submitted to the Federal Communications Commission a transition plan for telecommunications customers in line with the agency’s directive to repurpose the 20-megahertz spectrum for 5G communications.