Results from a project involving the use of Zetron’s MAX call-taking system’s handset location data capabilities for incoming calls to public-safety agencies are available. The location identification functionality is a product of Zetron’s partnership with RapidSOS, which sends life-saving data from connected devices to 9-1-1 and first responders.

Ed Reynolds, former board member of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), is one of five people who will be inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame in September by the Wireless History Foundation.

Verizon and the Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition (FWCC) joined the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International in questioning the validity of an interference study in the 6 GHz spectrum.

A National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) report describes emission spectrum and time domain measurements of a contraband wireless device microjammer operated temporarily in four commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) bands at a federal correctional institution (FCI) in Cumberland, Maryland. The four jammed CMRS bands were between 730 MHz and 2.155 GHz.

The stand-alone (SA) Release 15 5G specifications were completed at the most recent Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) meetings in La Jolla, California, USA. The stand-alone standards follow the release of the 5G new radio (NR) specifications for non-stand-alone (NSA) operation in December 2017.

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) criticized the Trump administration’s list of items subject to 25 percent tariffs following the Section 301 investigation into China’s trade practices. The list includes a number of inputs used in the U.S.-based manufacturing of telecom goods.

Spectrum policy expert Pierre de Vries, PhD, will deliver the keynote address at the 2018 Wireless Leadership Summit sponsored by the Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA). Dr. de Vries will share his analysis of next-generation wireless systems and the difficulties and opportunities these emerging technologies pose for spectrum policy and business development.

A new company, EVERYWHERE Communications, launched to provide satellite and cellular connections for the millions of people and assets that require global connectivity for safety, security and productivity.

The FCC seeks comment on two issues surrounding 9-1-1 service. First, the commission wants comment on its rules regarding the reliability of the nation’s 9-1-1 networks, including notification to public-safety answering points (PSAPs) of network outages affecting 9-1-1 service.

Brazilian mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Porto Seguro Conecta began offering Telit's simWISE solution to its internet of things (IoT) customers across Brazil in verticals including agrobusiness, fleet management and utilities.