In an ex parte letter, the Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) asked the FCC to revisit its decisions regarding unlicensed low power indoor (LPI) devices in the 6 GHz band.

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The Romanian National Administration of Penitentiaries signed a contract with Motorola Solutions to deploy 2,100 body-worn cameras to enhance safety and security in all prisons across the country. The new cameras will be used by prison staff during guarding activities and prisoner transport to help deter and de-escalate confrontations and collect video footage in the event of conflicts or emergencies.

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RadioMobile announced ONE CALIFORNIA, a program designed to unite fire agencies across California under a common operating picture (COP) in order to empower mutual aid, interoperability, situational awareness and accountability. The program leverages deployments in firefighting technology by agencies throughout California to improve firefighter safety while saving more lives and property.

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The Radio Club of America (RCA) announced its 2022 annual award recipients and its incoming class of fellows. Since 1935 RCA has recognized major contributors to wireless communications through its awards program. Eight awards were made, and five members were elevated to fellow status.

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Mutualink hired Joe Dooley, retired chief of police at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) as director of public-safety and security solutions.

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The Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition sent a letter to U.S. Senate leadership asking them to amend a bill the Senate is currently considering to include more funding for the transition to next generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1).

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A new report from Mission Critical Partners explores the challenges that emergency communications centers (ECCs) and the public-safety industry at large face and explores strategies and tactics that are needed to achieve needed improvements.

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The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) hired a recruitment firm as part of its search for a new CEO.

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Over the course of a week in late July, staff from the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) and the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) collaborated with several federal, state and local agencies for the 2022 Urban Operational Experimentation (OpEx), which also brought together technology developers and first responders to take part in demonstrations and evaluations.

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a new CISA Insight, “Preparing Critical Infrastructure for Post-Quantum Cryptography,” which provides critical infrastructure and government network owners and operators an overview of the potential impacts of quantum computing to national critical functions (NCFs) and the recommended actions they should take now to begin preparing for the transition.

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