John Facella became the president of the Radio Club of America (RCA) Jan. 1. Facella followed Carroll Hollingsworth who served as an RCA board member for 20 years.

The Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) released several updated P25 CAP documents related to Inter-RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI) and Console Subsystem Interface (CSSI) conformance testing.

2020 was a busy year for the industry as the COVID-19 pandemic forced first responders to find new ways to provide services and a variety of regulatory actions drastically changed the spectrum landscape.

Kymeta that Hanwha Systems Corporation (HSC), a company that provides differentiated smart technologies in defense electronics and information infrastructure, signed an agreement to invest $30 million to back the development of Kymeta’s next-generation solutions: the Kymeta u8 and Kymeta Connect.

The FCC adopted a new application fee schedule that updates the commission’s fee schedule in both the types of applications and other processes covered by the fees, as well as the fee amounts.

The Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) filed petitions asking for reconsideration and a stay of the FCC’s recent decision to allow states to lease 4.9 GHz spectrum to commercial and other entities.

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International asked the FCC to reconsider its recent rules allowing states to lease 4.9 GHz spectrum to commercial and other entities.

In an ex parte filing with the FCC, the Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) proposed an approach for lifting the current application freeze in the T-band.

A California bankruptcy judge approved the sale of the assets of Hytera Communications’ U.S. subsidiaries to a newly formed Hytera entity. However, the approved sale does not include some assets involved in litigation with Motorola Solutions. A separate hearing on those issues will be held in January.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced final rules for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones. The new rules require remote ID of drones and allow operators of small drones to fly over people and at night under certain conditions.