The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced the establishment of two broadband-focused offices: the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (OICG) and the Office of Minority Broadband Initiative (OMBI).

Samsung announced that it expects to release a Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standards based interworking function that enables interoperability between public-safety LTE networks and legacy LMR networks by the end of the year.

The Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) announced the programming for the 2021 Wireless Leadership Summit that will be held at the Marriott Austin Downtown, in Austin, Texas, November 2-3.

Kymeta and Comtech Telecommunications announced a technology and business development partnership.

Omnitronics received a contract to supply and install omnicore enterprise radio dispatch to mining company Rio Tinto in Western Australia.

Born out of necessity 20 years ago in 2001, the Interagency Communications Interoperability System Authority (ICI System) has grown from humble beginnings into one of the most significant wide-area LMR communications networks in the nation.

NICE announced that five technology partners joined its Evidencentral Marketplace, an open digital evidence management ecosystem created to accelerate digital transformation of emergency communications centers (ECCs), law enforcement and criminal justice.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $500,000 to Planck Aerosystems of San Diego, California, for further testing and deployment of its autonomous small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operational settings.

Mobile Communications America (MCA) acquired Jackson Purchase Two-Way Radio Service and Freedom Towers, a full-service communications provider headquartered in Paducah, Kentucky.

The Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) membership approved its 2022 operations plan, which includes the goals of its four committees for the next 12 months.