Akin Gump Advises Omega Wireless in Launch of 600 MHz Private LTE Pilot Project in Collaboration with Nokia for New York Power Authority

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(Washington, D.C.) – Omega Wireless, LLC, an independent holder of 600 MHz licenses, today announced its collaboration with Nokia, a world leader in 4.9G and 5G private wireless solutions, to help pilot a program to bring private LTE technology to the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the largest state public power organization in the United States. Akin Gump served as legal advisor to Omega Wireless.
The innovative pilot project will evaluate the use of Nokia’s industrial-grade private LTE wireless network using Omega’s Band 71 spectrum at NYPA’s Blenheim Gilboa Power Plant in Schoharie County to support a range of applications. This will include mobile enablement of the digital utility worker, voice-over LTE and drone control with video uplink.
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The Akin Gump team advising Omega comprised communications and information technology partner Tom Davidson and senior counsel Karen Milne.
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