In November, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) assessed small, commercially available drones for priority needs of first responders through its First Responder Robotic Operations System Test (FRROST) program. FRROST took place over four days, with a different drone assessed each day.

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Discount Two-Way Radio helped get Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s two-way radio communications systems in top condition when the novel coronavirus started wreaking havoc across the globe.

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The FCC reminded authorized alert originators, including state and local governments, that the wireless emergency alert (WEA) system is available as a tool to provide life-saving information to the public during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

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DAMM appointed Simon Riesen as senior solutions manager.

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Justin Day, former senior engineer at V-COMM, was promoted to engineering manager after working with V-COMM for more than nine years.

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The Schenectady (New York) Police Department (SPD) is implementing Street Smart technology to help strengthen communications between officers. As the first installation in New York, this will enable data sharing and communications for the city of Schenectady.

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A pair of general orders for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that extended civil deadlines will not affect deadlines in Motorola Solutions’ theft of trade secrets lawsuit against Hytera Communications. Additionally, a district judge denied a joint emergency motion from the two parties laying out a timeline for post-trial briefings.

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The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) is against Long Term Evolution (LTE) interoperability between the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and other commercial carriers, while T-Mobile said such interoperability is essential, according to FCC filings.

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A critical new initiative is underway to accelerate the development and adoption of mission-critical services (MCS) including mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT), mission-critical data (MCData) and mission-critical video (MCVideo) for critical broadband.

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai circulated draft rules permitting unlicensed devices to operate in the 6 GHz band. The proposed rules would make 1,200 megahertz of spectrum available for unlicensed use.

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