Ashwini Jarral was named the executive director of the IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing.

A new Frost & Sullivan analysis titled “Next Generation 911 – The Future of Public Safety, Forecast to 2022,” expects the total next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) market to increase from about $134.6 million in 2016 to $345.8 million by 2022, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17 percent. The study examines the NG 9-1-1 ecosystem, details key trends, market progress and growth opportunities.

The Senate passed six technology and telecommunications bills, all of which were previously approved by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bills passed after the resolution of a two-year disagreement over a FCC nomination that had stalled bipartisan telecommunications legislation in Congress, a statement said.

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) released a 40-page report summarizing results from the first mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT) Plugtests event held June 19 – 23.

The Senate confirmed two FCC commissioners Aug. 3, which means the commission is at full staff again with three Republicans and two Democrats.

Two northern border states — Michigan and Maine — opted in to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).

Simoco Wireless Solutions announced a partnership with communications equipment manufacturer RACOM as it expands its range of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and telemetry products.

Many radio enthusiasts will participate in a series of experiments to measure the effects on radio propagation during the total solar eclipse Aug. 21.

The FCC took steps to streamline and harmonize its license renewal and service continuity rules to ensure that wireless radio services (WRS) licensees have a consistent framework and use spectrum to benefit all Americans.

Europe’s CONCORDE and EPISECC projects are organizing a joint workshop on optimizing real-time information exchange in emergency and disaster management 11 September in Brussels, Belgium. Both projects are now coming to an end, and the workshop will present the projects’ results as well as reflect on the work that has been done during the past three years.