After 37 years of providing media and marketing services to the critical communications industry, the RadioResource Media Group division of Pandata Corp. will be signing off on December 31, 2022. According to president and founder Paulla Nelson-Shira, "We appreciate our readers who have come to trust our media, but we have found that the business model of advertising-supported media in the critical communications sector is no longer viable. RRMediaGroup.com and its related digital brand of products will no longer be updated as of January 1, 2023."

As the critical communications industry continues to face challenges with the reliability and security of traditional networks, it is essential that critical communication networks transition towards technologies that combat the demand for a new generation of communications that are secure, resilient, reliable, and easy to use.

Oracle announced Oracle Public Safety Services, a new technology platform for law enforcement and first responders. The platform provides a unified hardware and software suite that is designed to remove data silos, eliminate manual busy work, and empower first responders with real-time information and situational awareness to help them make more objective decisions when every second counts.

In terms of cybersecurity, every organization exists in a zero-trust environment. Cyberattackers are clever, motivated, and relentless. That means the threats will continue to evolve at warp speed and a potential attack is just around the corner if the organization fails to be ever vigilant.

The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) announced the effective and compliance dates for its recently updated rules for the Emergency Alert System (EAS).

Alliance, a value-added distributor of wireless telecommunications technology announced it is merging with GetWireless, a value-added distributor of cellular solutions that connect the internet of things (IoT). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Motorola CEO Greg Brown said the company expects to exit the Emergency Services Network (ESN) contract before it expires in 2024.

New research from SNS Telecom and IT found that annual investments in public-safety LTE and 5G network infrastructure will exceed $2.3 billion by the end of 2025.

The Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) filed a Petition for Rulemaking (PRM) asking the FCC to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to modify Part 90 Subpart S rules to eliminate the assignment of frequencies within the 809 – 816 / 854 – 861 MHz portion of the band to specific “pools” of eligible entities.

In a letter, the Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT) urged members of Congress to pass legislation.