In a quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Anterix highlighted its strategy for the recently realigned 900 MHz band.

The White House and the Department of Defense (DoD) announced that they plan to make 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.45 – 3.55 GHz band available for 5G. With the additional 100 megahertz of spectrum, the U.S. now has a contiguous 530 megahertz of mid-band spectrum from 3.45 – 3.98 GHz.

The Michigan Public Safety Communication System (MPSCS) connected its Astro 25 with the Indiana Integrated Public-Safety Commission’s (IPSC) statewide Astro 25 network, allowing interoperable LMR-to-LMR, LMR-to-LTE and LTE-to-LTE communications.

Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a flexible, portable measurement system to support design and repeatable laboratory testing of 5G wireless communications devices with unprecedented accuracy across a wide range of signal frequencies and scenarios.

The Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) awarded Federal Engineering a contract to develop a business case, assist with procurement and provide ongoing project management support for the replacement of its Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS).

America’s 9-1-1 professionals are coming together to demonstrate their continued commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, starting with the formation of a task force to examine these issues within National Emergency Number Association and the greater 9-1-1 community.

A group of public-safety professionals including two former First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) board members has asked the FCC to give the 4.9 GHz spectrum band to FirstNet.

The National 911 program offered an update on the progress of the 2019 NG911 Roadmap. The road map outlines a blueprint to develop a nationwide system of next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) systems across the country.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with the Department of Transportation (DoT), has selected the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI), a DHS Center of Excellence led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), to develop a framework and process for testing the interoperability and compatibility of next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) systems.

Government authorities and logistics providers across the world are constantly having to adapt to an increasing number of challenges facing the transport sector. The movement of goods and people across large areas can be very challenging, especially when trying to ensure operations are always as efficient, safe and sustainable as possible. Fortunately, the internet of things (IoT) combined with satellite communications networks can provide the solution to overcome these challenges.