During a man-made or natural disaster, getting messages out can sometimes be hindered due to an overload of communication by those in the area. This roadblock can have devastating consequences if first responders are unable to efficiently communicate with each other and direct emergency resources to the areas that need it most. To help overcome this obstacle, Penn State University Police and Public Safety (UPPS) is connecting its police officers and other key personnel to FirstNet.

AT&T and The Texas A&M University System's RELLIS Campus will open private 5G test beds this fall to public and private sector organizations to develop and innovate with 5G powered applications and solutions.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) selected Verizon Public Sector to deliver a next-generation, high-bandwidth, low-latency, layer-two wide-area network in support of critical research.

RadioResource Media Group released “Advances in P25: Standards | Interoperability | Security” The eBook is intended to serve as an in-depth resource on how best to leverage P25’s benefits and capabilities, both for those agencies considering deploying a new network, as well as those already operating P25 systems.

The Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division of the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) announced a new funding opportunity focused on artificial intelligence (AI) for the internet of things.

The European Commission selected a consortium of companies and research institutes to study the design of the future European quantum communications network, EuroQCI. The network will enable ultra-secure communication between critical infrastructures and government institutions across the European Union (EU).

The National Institute of Science and Technology’s (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division released a fact sheet on how the economic impact its research and development (R&D) efforts have had.

The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) released a technical note that examines lessons learned from the organization’s 2018 differential privacy challenges.

The National Institute of Science and Technology’s (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division awarded $8 million to the Crisis Technologies Innovation Lab at Indiana University’s (IU) Pervasive Technology Institute to implement a prize competition aimed at developing indoor localization technologies that support first responders in a variety of mission types.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) selected 18 teams from different minority serving institutions (MSIs) across the U.S. to participate in the 2021 Summer Research Team (SRT) program.