For years now, the public, business community and governments have waited patiently for drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), to finally make good on their early promise.

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A judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied two Motorola Solutions motions and ordered Hytera Communications to begin paying royalties to Motorola

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Traditional spectrum allocation schemes entail assigning frequency bands to selected users depending on their applications and geographical location. Rapid advancements in RF technologies have increased the demand for spectrum, thereby making it necessary to look for methods that allow dynamic spectrum access. Dynamic spectrum access enables secondary users to use unoccupied frequency bands assigned to licensed users in a manner that prevents harmful interference, thereby maximizing utilization of the finite spectrum.

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The compliance deadlines for RAY BAUM’s Act has passed but many companies are struggling to fully comply with the requirements of the act.

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With the original funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division set to end, NIST has provided additional funding to allow the division to continue its research.

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A proposed bill would take proceeds from an auction of the 3.1 – 3.45 GHz band and allocate a portion to expanding the implementation of next-generation 911 (NG 911).

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The amount of video recorded by businesses and organizations is growing substantially every year. By the end of 2022, research firm Omdia estimates there will be two billion video surveillance cameras installed worldwide. However, much of that video is not being used.

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Hytera Communications refiled an appeal, and Motorola Solutions refiled a cross-appeal in the ongoing the theft of trade secrets litigation between the two companies.

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Not many people think about 911 until they themselves are involved in an emergency. It’s the number everyone knows but hopes they will never have to dial. And then, when they do have to, the expectation is that help will arrive at the incident location precisely and instantaneously.

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Dereck Orr, the chief of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research Division (PSCR) looks at the research that the division has completed over the last couple of years.

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With the exponential growth of the Internet of things (IoT), the world is becoming increasingly interconnected, with the prospect that most devices from domestic electronics to self-driving cars will be wirelessly connected to the network in the near future. Although massive device connectivity is great for the technological progress towards more intelligent and automated devices, it raises a number of questions and concerns towards the security aspect of the RF links, as devices become more susceptible to signal interception, eavesdropping, spoofing, unauthorized commanding and other security threats. This problem ranges from the user equipment (UE), base stations in small cells and the large core radio access network (RAN) itself.

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The 30x30 Initiative is an industry effort aimed at getting more women involved in law enforcement. Currently, the initiative and Mark43 are partnering to hold listening sessions to learn the challenges women in law enforcement are facing. To get an idea of the initiative’s goals and the challenges facing women in law enforcement, we talked to Ganesha Martin, a member of the 30x30 Initiative Steering Committee and vice president of community affairs and public policy for Mark43.

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Few people not directly involved in the technical complexities understand quite how much work goes on behind the scenes to ensure the seamless operation of mission-critical networks. While today’s narrowband networks running on TETRA, P25 and others are well-established self-contained entities, the emerging critical broadband services over 4G LTE and 5G networks create massive complexity in terms of interconnection, security and a host of other areas.

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Google’s recent move to purchase Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm for $5.4 billion, highlights the growing concerns around cybersecurity for private and government organizations alike. No entity or country is fully immune to cyber attacks.

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With 5G still in phased stages of development and deployment, it may seem premature to plan for the next generation of wireless communication technology. But with ambitious goals that build upon the current generation, it’s not too early to begin addressing the technological, regulatory, geographical and educational challenges that will be required to make ubiquitous 6G a reality.

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