The FCC opened a new window for applications under its Honors Engineer Program. During this window, the commission will be accepting applications from recent graduates with an engineering degree and current students graduating in December 2022.

Airbus´ High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) Connectivity Business has signed a strategic partnership with Salam, a leading Saudi telecommunications and ICT company and part of the Mawarid Media & Communications Group (MMCG), to progress the development of private networks, internet of things (IoT) applications, disaster management solutions, and other connectivity and high-altitude Earth observation services from the stratosphere to serve Saudi Arabia.

In response to an increasing interest in and a demand for its certification services, the Global Certification Forum (GCF) expanded its core team in readiness for 2023. As part of the investment in the organization’s resources, GCF appointed Carlos Pedraz Rodríguez as head of business development.

New specifications released today by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) will enable multiple accounts and identities to exist in the same smartphone handset without needing any physical subscriber identity modules (SIMs) to be within the device.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) released the new “S&T Partnership Guide.” The new guide provides information about the opportunities for a variety of potential partners to take part in the lifecycle of innovation through collaborative research and development partnership opportunities and support the delivery of innovative technologies for homeland security.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) CHIPS for America initiative is seeking public input on two programs that aim to restore U.S. global leadership in semiconductor manufacturing. Both were authorized under the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act.

Cradlepoint announced a collaboration with T-Mobile and the Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners to enable advanced internet of things (IoT) connectivity solutions, such as autonomous vehicles, robotics and augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR), using 5G wireless WAN technology.

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly announced the selection of Mona Harrington as assistant director for the agency’s National Risk Management Center (NRMC). Harrington started at CISA as deputy assistant director for the NRMC in February and has been serving as acting assistant director since March.

In its tentative agenda for its October open meeting, the FCC included an item that would improve the security of the national alert and warning systems.

The National Wireless Safety Alliance (NWSA) announced it successfully completed the required American National Standards Institute (ANSI) National Accreditation Board (ANAB) year two surveillance review process.