The National Wireless Safety Alliance (NWSA) launched two industrywide certification programs: telecommunications tower technician 1 (TTT-1) and telecommunications tower technician 2 (TTT-2).

Public Safety Communication Europe (PSCE) launched the E2mC project, which aims to demonstrate the technical and operational feasibility of integrating social media analysis and crowd-sourced information within both the mapping and early warning components of Copernicus EMS.

Members of the House Judiciary and Energy and Commerce Committees bipartisan encryption working group, established in March 2016, released a year-end report laying out key observations and next steps.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) released a request for information (RFI) for participation in the 2017 First Responder Electronic Jamming Exercise at Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho, July 17 – 22.

Silicon Flatirons released a report detailing the findings from its fall spectrum conference. The report, "Spectrum: Next Generation Interference Resolution and Enforcement," details the enforcement of spectrum rights, set to become an increasingly important issue because of the rapid proliferation of wireless devices.

The Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA) and the Radio Club of America (RCA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly work on a number of mutually beneficial endeavors in the future, including promoting career interest in the wireless industry with young people.

Business owners and executives serving the private wireless industry raised more than $3,400 for the Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) Joseph B. Vestal Endowed Scholarship fund at Old Dominion University (ODU). The scholarship supports students working toward degrees in fields of study related to the wireless industry.

Nokia joined the Bristol Is Open (BIO) initiative, becoming the first major telecom vendor to participate in Bristol's living laboratory. BIO encompasses the entire city, effectively transforming it into a dynamic test bed to explore how integrated technology solutions can benefit citizens.

The Public Safety Communications Europe (PSCE) released a white paper dealing with the public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) status quo of commercial, research and governmental projects and applications. The paper is titled “PPDR Information Space.”

As part of the AmbuCom project, Airbus Defence and Space and its partners are optimizing medical coordination between emergency personnel and hospitals. The project’s global budget is 3.9 million euros (US$4.3 million), partly financed by the French state.